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Sphaeridium scarabaeoides - Portrait

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Very cool! My first impression was that it would be a ladybug. Valuable addition, only 3 in this family. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
      Pudding4brains
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      Yes, they're about Ladybird sized too and with the red spots that calls for confusion. Other than that, structurally a very very different type of beetle (check out the tarsus on the fore legs in the other image!) Posted 4 years ago

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The Sphaeridium scarabaeoides

''Sphaeridium scarabaeoides'' is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, Oceania, and Southern Asia.

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