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Turtle Beetle (Chelonarium lecontei) I had no idea what this was when I first saw it! Such a strange critter. It tucked its head under itself (like a turtle) whenever I approached it! From what I&#039;m reading, this is a fairly rare beetle in North America.<br /> <br /> At the dense mixed (oak-hickory-pine) forest edge. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80202/turtle_beetle_chelonarium_lecontei.html" title="Turtle Beetle (Chelonarium lecontei)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/80202_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2FPPJCTC%2F%2FblIFTm15AiXhLLJyLU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Turtle Beetle (Chelonarium lecontei) I had no idea what this was when I first saw it! Such a strange critter. It tucked its head under itself (like a turtle) whenever I approached it! From what I&#039;m reading, this is a fairly rare beetle in North America.<br /> <br /> At the dense mixed (oak-hickory-pine) forest edge. <br /> <br /> Photo with its head tucked:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80203/turtle_beetle_chelonarium_lecontei.html Chelonarium lecontei,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Chelonarium lecontei,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Turtle Beetle (Chelonarium lecontei)

I had no idea what this was when I first saw it! Such a strange critter. It tucked its head under itself (like a turtle) whenever I approached it! From what I'm reading, this is a fairly rare beetle in North America.

At the dense mixed (oak-hickory-pine) forest edge.

Turtle Beetle (Chelonarium lecontei) I had no idea what this was when I first saw it! Such a strange critter. It tucked its head under itself (like a turtle) whenever I approached it! From what I'm reading, this is a fairly rare beetle in North America.<br /> <br /> At the dense mixed (oak-hickory-pine) forest edge. <br /> <br /> Photo with its head tucked:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80203/turtle_beetle_chelonarium_lecontei.html Chelonarium lecontei,Geotagged,Spring,United States

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    A turtle beetle? Never heard of it, what an awesome find Lisa! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      Yes! I had never heard of such a thing either! It was a curious little fellow.

      If I spot another one, I think I'm going to try to get a video of this behavior!       Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
    Ruth Spigelman
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    An awesome find and image. Reminds me of when I found a weevil once - although I couldn't identify it as a weevil - a 'face' like none I'd ever seen before. Finally an entomologist in a Facebook page informed me it was indeed a weevil that had this ability to pull its snout and face down toward it's body, even had a special groove for the snout to fit in to. Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago

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The Chelonarium lecontei

''Chelonarium lecontei'' is a species of turtle beetle in the family Chelonariidae. It is found in North America.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jun 8, 2019. Captured Jun 7, 2019 03:55 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/128s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm

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