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The beetle IS parasitized – by one parasite. Just one.
The rest of that squirmy-looking mass on the back of the beetle is a perfectly normal thing (well, if you’re a leaf beetle anyways): it’s a fecal shield. Yes, fecal shield. As in, “poop”.
Poop, not parasites
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June 27, 2013
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