Beetles have poor evolutionary design. Last night on the balcony at my hotel in Costa Rica, a beetle flew against the wall and landed on its back. This morning when I woke up, it was still on its back, scrambling its legs to right itself, which wasn’t going to happen.
I found a piece of paper and flipped the bug right side up. It was stunned for a bit then then flew away.
I just remembered beetles have wings under their shell. Why don’t they just open the shell and use their wings to flip themselves up properly?
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