Monday, November 26, 2007

A Question on Beetles

I’m hoping that you can help me: I saw an unusual beetle while on vacation in Mongolia that I cannot identify.

Unfortunately, I did not get a picture (my camera did not enjoy the Gobi desert as much as I did), but it was red, round & flat, about the size of a quarter, and it buried itself in the sand. When I turned it over, it reminded me of a horseshoe crab. I’m assuming it had the standard 6 legs which is why I’m calling it a beetle and not a spider.

The area I was at was the Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, in Dornogobi Aimag, Mongolia. I’m sorry I don’t have the coordinates to the place.

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