Friday Beetle Blogging: Trox Hide Beetle

December 4, 2009 by myrmecos

Trox - Hide Beetle - Arizona, USA

Scarab’s shrewd cousin,
Elytra warty like hide.
Must be Trogidae!

Photo details: Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens on a Canon EOS 20D
ISO 100, f/16, 1/250 sec, indirect strobe in white box

on December 4, 2009 at 9:26 am jason

Ooh, nice texture. Reminds me of alligators.

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