Palm seed borer (Coccotrypes dactyliperda). It is a bark beetle that destroys the seeds of date palm and other palms.

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Location: Spain (Gran Canaria)
Photo credit: © Tomasz Klejdysz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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