Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 485 No. 485 |

Anthrenus (Anthrenus) scrophulariae, also known as the common carpet beetle or buffalo carpet beetle, is a species of beetle originally found in Europe, the Middle East and the Nearctic, which has now spread to most of the world. Adult beetles feed on pollen and nectar, but the larvae feed on animal fibres and can be damaging pests to carpets, fabrics and museum specimens.
Ancestry Graph
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„Night at the farmhouse“
The human world is exciting and Hugo's curiosity is simply too great, so every night he sets off on an adventure and risks everything.