"Unassuming Australian Beetle Mistaken for Bird Droppings"

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"Unassuming Australian Beetle Mistaken for Bird Droppings"
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During a camping trip in Queensland's Lamington National Park, researcher James Tweed stumbled upon what he initially thought was bird droppings, but upon closer inspection, turned out to be a never-before-seen beetle with a unique appearance, including a spiky white mohawk. This newfound longhorn beetle, confirmed by the national science agency CSIRO as an entirely new family of longhorn beetles, has experts theorizing that its distinctive hair may serve as a form of camouflage from predators.

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