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[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 131 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Americans hate this one simple beetle!

[–] Draces@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] IAmHisBiggestSpoon@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

Tell that to Gavin Newsome

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 127 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fun fact! This beetle is illegal in Florida.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

Got dammit, when will they get these illegals out of here already?!?

/s

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

so many invasive species in flordia.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 70 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Here's a super rare, cool, and interesting beetle!
*posts a super low quality image*

Here you go, since OP doesn't care about quality.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Appreciate your images. But I don’t think that shade on OP was necessary lol.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

The shade absolutely was necessary. This isn't reddit; have some standards.

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[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The one tagged "female" was just a bottom view and they both look similiar? Is that the joke?

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No there's no joke. It's the same beetle, top and bottom. Split down the middle to be genetically male and female

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ohh ohh damn lol. Posting two pictures was extremely confusing given "left" and "right"

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[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To be fair, your images are full of jpeg artifacts. But at least they're higher res.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's why I didn't say anything about jpeg artifacts. Just low quality.

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[–] einlander@lemmy.world 61 points 2 weeks ago (14 children)

But there are only 2 genders, no in-between

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Thats the oldest looking baby I've ever seen

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

This looks like Turkish actor Mehmet Cerrahoglu, most famous for playing the villian in the horror movie Baskin. He is suffering from Gapo Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 13 points 2 weeks ago

"What do you want to drink, Kowalski?"

"MEAT!"

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

what does Paul Shaffer have to do with this?

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[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago

Obviously beetles aren't smart enough to comprehend 5th grade science.

[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

They are turning the beetles Trans!!!!

[–] afronaut@slrpnk.net 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Inter-sects

[–] ZERONOVABLOSSOM@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Aganim@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Only one way to find out.

*Squish*

With this character's death, the threads of prophecy have been severed. You may load a saved game, or persist in this doomed world that you have created.

Yup..

[–] allywilson@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's really interestng. I assume it's the left photo from above and the right photo from below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynandromorphism

Genuinely an interesting mutation, it's weird that it's listed as happening in Rodents but not other mammals? Is that just a numbers thing I wonder?

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well, you can see where the legs connect on the right one, but not the left one, so yeah

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s least favorite beetle that isn’t named after Hitler

[–] owl@infosec.pub 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because women are always right.

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[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

That's a can opener beetle

It's the difference in eyes that messes with me.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] oplkill@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago
[–] friendly_ghost@beehaw.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

As is usually the case, the left is very horny

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 6 points 1 week ago

I feel immensely awful for this guy

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Look at you, in-in-insect!

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A p-p-pathetic creature of protein and chitin.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

It must be annoying having mandibles different length like that.

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

This is some Slaanesh shit!

[–] vane@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

So toilets are usually female - male but beetles are male - female to make circle - female symbol on toilet. Noted, from now on when I spot beetle I will compare it with toilet to figure out if it's male or female.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

But which toilet does it use?!

[–] Alpha71@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago
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