Fluidr / Christmas Beetle (1) by Hedda Murray

I remember seeing these beetles in the 1960s in their thousands at Christmas time, swarming in the street lights. Now extremely rare. This is the last one I've seen, 6 years ago. I was so excited I had to photograph it.

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