#why do scaptolenus and pleocoma have nearly identical appearances and mating behaviors

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[frank zappa voice] whoa, we're so woolen below have you seen us Scaptolenus we're click beetles but we're setose (yes we are) the males swarm when it rains in meadows pleocomid ass pet loves to fuck when its wet females stay in their nice dirt burrows (dirt burrows)

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#coleoptera #elateridae #scaptolenus #not my photos #i found one of these at work today and the first stanza instantly materialized and seared into my brain #anyway what the fuck is with this convergent evolution #why do scaptolenus and pleocoma have nearly identical appearances and mating behaviors #theyre not even remotely related