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Beetles Take Over Surfers Paradise

03/26/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

By Jessica Johnston, “THOUSANDS of beetles are swarming Surfers Paradise in a never before seen phenomenon that has stumped local scientists.

The water beetle invasion captured on amateur youtube footage shows the large black beetles swarming around lights and dropping to the footpath on The Esplanade last night.

Griffith University entomologist Professor Clyde Wild said he had no definitive explanation for the rare phenomenon.

‘I’ve never seen swarms of these like this before, why they are at the beach front escapes any explanation I can think of,’ Prof Wild said.”  Read more.

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