Six newly discovered beetle species include one with bottle-opener shaped genitalia
Six newly discovered beetle species include one with bottle-opener shaped genitalia
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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 ...

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.