red flour beetle

English

Noun

red flour beetle (plural red flour beetles)

A species of darkling beetle, Tribolium castaneum.
- 2018 November 13, Damian Carrington, The Guardian:
  The red flour beetle used in the experiments is a tropical species that thrives at 35C.

References

red flour beetle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tribolium castaneum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tribolium castaneum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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