Small beetle. Big survival skills. 🐞

As larvae, the palmetto tortoise beetles (Hemisphaerota cyanea) hide under nests made of their own fecal thatch to hide from predators!

📸1: Matt Edmonds
📸2&3: Melissa Callahan

#coleoptera #tortoisebeetle #specimenspotlight #aumnh #auburnuniversity
#entomology

🏆 Would you take the Uropygi or the Southern Grasshopper Mouse?
‼️Make your bracket by TONIGHT at 11:59

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#SpecimenSpotlight #Vinegaroon #Uropygi #Arachnids #AUMNH #AuburnUniversity #2026MMM

👀 Stealth and spider security… or speed and venomous precision?

🏆 Who do you think will win the #wildcard round of #2026MMM?

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✨🎊Ringing in the New Year with colors inspired by Pantone’s color of the year (Cloud Dancer) with colors from the natural world!

What is your favorite pick for 2026?

#pantone #coloroftheyear #aumnh #auburnuniversity #specimenspotlight

Celebrating the beauty and biodiversity of moths on National Moth Week 🦋✨

#aumnh #specimenspotlight #mothweek #lepodoptera #biodiversity

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