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uncommon
Harlequin Beetle
Acrocinus longimanus
- Habitat
- Central and South American rainforests
- Body length
- 75 mm
- Order
- Coleoptera · Cerambycidae
Weird but real
Front legs are longer than its entire body. Males use the absurd reach in slow-motion wrestling matches over female-controlled fig trees.
Why it's cool
Wears a hand-painted carnival mask on its back. The pattern is so intricate it looks like marquetry, and the body plan is pure long-armed weirdo.
