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This tuatara is eating a beetle larva. Larvae often have no real defences, and many remain hidden underground or in rotting wood until they are adults. Most of New Zealand’s beetles can fly, and this means that adults can escape if cornered by a predator.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Natural Sciences Image Library of New Zealand
Reference: Re0097Mrt
by John Marris
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