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Trilobite beetle

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One of the weirdest arthropod i've seen :) Body size about 2 inches. Taken at night in Singapore forest.

Quote from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulitico…
Duliticola is a genus of beetles of the family Lycidae. It is named after Mount Dulit in Borneo. The females stay in the larval form and are about 40–80 mm in length. They have a flat dark body with large scales over the head, resembling trilobites, hence the informal names "Trilobite beetle", "Trilobite larva" or "Sumatran Trilobite larva". The males are much smaller, 8–9 mm, with a beetle-like appearance. Most are found in tropical rainforests, notably in India and South-east Asia.
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Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/160 second
Aperture
F/16.0
Focal Length
100 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Nov 9, 2013, 1:32:06 AM
Sensor Size
9mm
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kortmahler's avatar

Life can be so bizarre.