A Queensland camper has made a momentous scientific discovery after taking a closer look at what looked like white, hairy faeces.
A Queensland camper has made a momentous scientific discovery after taking a closer look at a hairy poo.
Entomologist James Tweed discovered the fluffy longhorn beetle – scientific name Excastra albopilosa – in 2021 at Lamington National Park, but it has only just been detailed in a paper published in the Australian Journal of Taxonomy.As he wandered off to clean his teeth, his gaze fell upon what he thought was a blob of bird faeces that had turned furry with mould in the humidity.
The University of Queensland researcher said Australia has about 1600 described species of longhorn beetles but his discovery is the only one with a dense coat of long, white hairs. The discovery was made in 2021 near the Binna Burra Lodge in the Lamington National Park. But it has only just been detailed in a paper published in theTweed said efforts have been made to find more of the beetles but so far the sole specimen is the one he found sitting on a lomandra leaf.
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