260305-Suetsugu-Cradle-Fruit (IMAGE)

Kobe University

260305-Suetsugu-Cradle-Fruit

Caption

Heterhelus beetles depend on ripening elder fruits, such as those on this Japanese red elder, as cradles for their larvae. The round scar shows where the larva entered the fruit.

Credit

KAWASHIMA Suzu

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