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Those two spots pretty far back on the head? They must be the eyes. My goodness.

Later: feeling less certain in my guess.


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An instant before flying off.
Not a good look at it in general, but look at how it's grasping (clasping?) the grass!
So many kinds of beetles climbing the beach grass, and they're all clumsy at it. I guess it's a sometimes thing for them, and not really a high-stakes deal at that scale -- falling doesn't harm them.
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missing part of a jaw, part of an antenna, and part of a leg. Thought these pictures would come out better...
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