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Blue Death Feigning, Desert Ironclad beetle or Asbolus verrucosus
Gets its name from the waxy coating it has to reduce water evaporation. One beetle feigned death for so long I thought it was dead and I started to pin out its legs.
This is from a clique of about 18 beetles I maintain. Their life expectancy can be up to 8 years long and this one appears to be a male.
Asbolus verrucosus is a species of darkling beetle native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States, notably the Sonoran desert. It is highly adapted to hot environments and is omnivorous, consuming dead insects, fruits, lichen, and other plant matter.
Similar species: Beetles
By William Bodine
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Uploaded May 5, 2023. Captured May 5, 2023 05:25 in 4 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201, USA.
