The short-necked oil beetle, which secretes a yellow-orange oil from its knee joints when alarmed, has been rediscovered at Castlemartin Range in Pembrokeshire. Surveys in 2022 and 2025 found only dead adults; this year’s larvae suggest it is breeding again. Only about one in 10,000 larvae reaches adulthood.
(c) Robert Owen-Wahl

Bihirang salagubang, nakitang muli sa Wales matapos ang halos 60 taon

THE GUARDIAN

Muling natagpuan sa Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales, ang short-necked oil beetle, na naglalabas ng dilaw-kahel na langis mula sa mga kasukasuan ng tuhod kapag nabibigla. Mga patay na adulto lang ang natagpuan noong 2022 at 2025, ngunit ipinahihiwatig ng mga larva ngayong 2026 na muli itong nagpaparami.

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