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Helea ovata

Pie-dish beetle at Gungahlin, ACT

Helea ovata at Gungahlin, ACT - 21 Dec 2016
Helea ovata at Gungahlin, ACT - 21 Dec 2016
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Helea ovata 21 Dec 2016 KimPullen
Helea ovata 21 Dec 2016 KimPullen
Tenebrionidae (family) 21 Dec 2016 CedricBear

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KimPullen wrote:
   22 Dec 2016
The red creatures clustered on its back appear to be mites; if so, they are probably phoretic (hitch-hikers) and not parasites.

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