Today for #ArtAdventCalendar I have this power couple, the trilobite beetle (Platerodrilus sp). Females retain their larval form, just getting bigger and bigger, while males undergo regular metamorphosis. The females were first described (and poorly classified) in 1831, but it took nearly 100 years to figure out who or what the males were.

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Today for #ArtAdventCalendar I have this power couple, the trilobite beetle (Platerodrilus sp). Females retain their larval form, just getting bigger and bigger, while males undergo regular metamorphosis. The females were first described (and poorly classified) in 1831, but it took nearly 100 years to figure out who or what the males were.

#SciArt #InsectArt #warercolor