A researcher has found a new genus of fluffy longhorn beetle in a rainforest in the Gold Coast hinterland. The beetle, covered in long, fluffy white hairs, was initially mistaken for bird droppings. Scientists have shared the first-ever photographs of this newly discovered beetle, which is believed to be the world's hairiest.
An entomologist on a camping holiday in Australia has discovered a new genus of longhorn beetle – and it is extraordinarily hairy. https://t.co/w0FRSsMoMX
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Fluffy beetle discovered in Australia may be the world's hairiest https://t.co/if7bVnHryF
New fluffy longhorn beetle discovered in Australia https://t.co/YQcAGTH9JI
Newly discovered Australian longhorn beetle was almost mistaken for bird droppings. Beetle is covered in long, fluffy white hairs https://t.co/FzI8SeptTo
Scientists have shared the first-ever photographs of a newly discovered species of beetle that was almost mistaken for bird poo. https://t.co/VcDZgZAcxf
Newly Discovered Australian Beetle Was Almost Disregarded As Bird Poo https://t.co/O3206X4b5K https://t.co/eD7DpHXgqi
A researcher has discovered a remarkable new genus of fluffy longhorn beetle while camping within a rainforest in the Gold Coast hinterland. No one knows for certain why it's so hairy. https://t.co/nVpQV7DSys https://t.co/T4tD6XNnnI