Did you know some beetles donโ€™t build their own homesโ€ฆ they steal them? ๐Ÿชฒ
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Did you know some beetles donโ€™t build their own homesโ€ฆ they steal them? ๐Ÿชฒ

#CollectionsSpotlight โœจ Did you know some beetles donโ€™t build their own homesโ€ฆ they steal them? ๐Ÿชฒ ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข is a cleptoparasitic beetle that takes advantage of the nests of the carpenter bee ๐˜Ÿ๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช, using the stored food to feed its own larvae. A hidden survival strategy preserved and studied in our Natural History Collections. Stay tuned for next weekโ€™s spotlight. ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ“ท @almaa_suarez/CDF #Galapagos #Insects #Biodiversity #Science