Beetle Dissection

Welcome! Click on the tools above to begin exploring your beetle.

Credits

  • Reset View

    Normal

  • X-Ray View

    X-ray

  • Illustration View

    Illustration

  • Sex:
  • Male
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  • Female
  • View:
  • Top
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  • Bottom
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  • Side
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  • Front
  • View:
  • Top
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  • Bottom
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  • Side
  • |
  • Front
  • View:
  • Top
  • |
  • Bottom
  • |
  • Side
  • |
  • Front
  • View:
  • Top
  • |
  • Bottom
  • |
  • Side
  • |
  • Front
  • View:
  • Top
  • |
  • Bottom
  • |
  • Side
  • |
  • Front
  • Scale:
  • 100%
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  • 200%
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  • 400%

Instructions

Click the buttons above to see different views of the beetle. All of the images are from Mecynorhina torquata beetles, unless otherwise specified.

Some tools are only available in certain views throughout the dissection. Make sure to dissect the beetle with the scalpel tool to expose new parts of the beetle. Zoom in and inspect to see close-up images and find new information. Click on the x-ray button to see x-rays through the beetle.

To learn more about beetle biology, visit our Beetle Dissection story.