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black Really Wild Member Registered: December 2007 Location: Liverpool for my sins Posts: 1,560	A species of Tenebrionid Beetle. They inhabit slipfaces and interdune valleys on the sheltered side of dunes where windblown detritus accumulates. Taken on Dune 45, Sossusvlei, Namibia 2007
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paul m

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Fri 12, September 2008 12:15pm

That's very distinctive - these detrivorous tenebrionids of warm climates have a shared appearance although I wouldn't like to say what it was ....

Are these long legs to act as stilts over hot surfaces? I wonder if there's some mimicry in its body form: could easily be taken for a spider! How big is it?

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black

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Mon 15, September 2008 7:18am

Hi Paul, it was probably around 1.5inches wide including legs. There are c.200 different kinds of Tenebrionid beetles in Namibia. I can believe your theory about the legs acting as stilts over the hot sand. The tok-tokkies I've seen have always moved at a fair old lick running across the sand.

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