Common passalid beetle, also known as Bess beetle.

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These beetles make a loud hissing sound if you pick them up.

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Location: Pomonal, Victoria, Australia
Photo credit: © Denis Crawford / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: beetle, bess, coleoptera, defence, defense, hiss, insect, native, passalid, passalidae, pharochilus, sound