Onymacris unguicularis
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Onymacris unguicularis, also known commonly as the fog-basking beetle, head-stander beetle, or the Toktokkies, is a species of darkling beetle that is native to the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa
Onymacris unguicularis
Onymacris unguicularis
Onymacris unguicularis in headstand position
Onymacris unguicularis unguicularis
Darkling beetle
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Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae, comprising over 20,000 species in a cosmopolitan distribution.
Onymacris unguicularis
…Onymacris unguicularis, also known commonly as the fog-basking beetle, head-stander beetle, or the Toktokkies, is a species of darkling beetle that is native to the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa. At night, during foggy weather, these beetles climb sand dunes and stand on their forelegs…
Onymacris unguicularis MHNT
Tenebrionidae head
A tenebrionid larva (Eleodes sp.)
Diaperis boleti under bark of oak.