Oregon State: New Species of Beetle Used Extra-Long Antennae to Battle for Mates at the Feet of Dinosaurs
August 10, 2023
August 10, 2023
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 10 -- Oregon State University issued the following university news on Aug. 9, 2023:
One hundred million years ago, as iguanodons and triceratops fled from hungry tyrannosaurs, another biological drama played out on the ground where the giant reptiles trod: Male beetles using their supersized antennae in combat for mates.
Researchers have identified a new species of beetle from Burmese amber, a specimen with antennae nearly 8 millimeters long atta . . .
One hundred million years ago, as iguanodons and triceratops fled from hungry tyrannosaurs, another biological drama played out on the ground where the giant reptiles trod: Male beetles using their supersized antennae in combat for mates.
Researchers have identified a new species of beetle from Burmese amber, a specimen with antennae nearly 8 millimeters long atta . . .