Six newly discovered beetle species include one with bottle-opener shaped genitalia
Six newly discovered beetle species include one with bottle-opener shaped genitalia
Six new beetle species have been discovered in South America by researchers at the University of Copenhagen. Among them is one with a distinctively shaped sexual organ that has led the researchers to name it after global beer powerhouse Carlsberg. According to the researchers, more attention urgentl...
Researchers often use the genitalia of insects to differentiate species, since they are a reliable signature of a species uniqueness. A newly discovered beetle has been found to have genitalia that look remarkably similar to a bottle opener.
Another way of looking at it is bottle openers look remarkably similar to beetle genitalia.
I think the beetles were here first.
That is a very good point. Cheers!
Sounds like a beertle to me ...