Newly Discovered Australian Beetle Almost Mistaken For Bird Poo

[naomi24]

//What's red, black, and hairy all over? A new species of bug discovered in Australia, dubbed by some as a "punk beetle" for its shaggy white locks.

A Queensland researcher spotted the fluffy specimen by chance while camping and initially mistook it for bird poo.

"It's very unique. There are not many insects out there that have that trait," James Tweed told the BBC.

The national science agency CSIRO has since confirmed it's an entirely new family of longhorn beetle.//

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68622828

 

 

No question - just for interest.  Lucky he's only 1cm long.  Imagine a big version!

[barry1010]

There's pretty 😊  I watch a YouTube channel of a fabulous photographer and videographer (?) who has made me look at all sorts of insects, bugs and fungi in a new light.  

[THECORBYLOON]

It looks mouldy.