Horned Beetle Diversity (IMAGE)

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Horned Beetle Diversity

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Examples of the diversity and magnitude of horn development among horned beetles. Surprisingly, the growth of horns is quite uniform across sexes. Instead, female beetles reabsorb massive amounts of horn tissue grown just a few days earlier.

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Courtesy Armin Moczek

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