The Cyclocephala beetle
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Flood plain inland from Amazon, Peru
(Photo posted Friday 15 May 2009)
(Photo taken 10:51:50 Friday 10 April 2009)
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The Cyclocephala beetle

The flower too is protected by underwater spines
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Flood plain inland from Amazon, Peru
(Photo posted Friday 15 May 2009)
(Photo taken 10:49:50 Friday 10 April 2009)
© 2009 Bryan Costales
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The flower too is protected by underwater spines

The beetle, once freed, pollinates another white flower
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Flood plain inland from Amazon, Peru
(Photo posted Friday 15 May 2009)
(Photo taken 10:50:22 Friday 10 April 2009)
© 2009 Bryan Costales
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The beetle, once freed, pollinates another white flower

The Cyclocephala beetle plucked from its dining room
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Flood plain inland from Amazon, Peru
(Photo posted Friday 15 May 2009)
(Photo taken 10:51:20 Friday 10 April 2009)
© 2009 Bryan Costales
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The Cyclocephala beetle plucked from its dining room

The Cyclocephala beetle is a harmless herbivore
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Flood plain inland from Amazon, Peru
(Photo posted Friday 15 May 2009)
(Photo taken 10:51:36 Friday 10 April 2009)
© 2009 Bryan Costales
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The Cyclocephala beetle is a harmless herbivore

A dark pink flower has not yet released its beetles
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Flood plain inland from Amazon, Peru
(Photo posted Friday 15 May 2009)
(Photo taken 10:48:52 Friday 10 April 2009)
© 2009 Bryan Costales
#104852_3255BCX

A dark pink flower has not yet released its beetles