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Clown beetle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The clown beetles, traditionally called hister beetles, are a family (Histeridae) of beetles of distinctive appearance; their flattened leg segments recall the baggy or flowing clothes of clowns or actors ("hister" is from the Latin histrio, actor). |
 | | There are often grooves in the beetle's underside into which the antennae and legs can be retracted when the beetle feels threatened. |
 | | Clown beetles can usually be found living in dung, carrion, or animal burrows, where both the larvae and adults feed on the juvenile stages of other insects, especially those of flies. |
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