Hillary Guzik

Spider Beetle, Gibbium psylloides, 2018

Scanning electron photomicrograph
Scanning electron microscope at 2 kV; a composite of four images stitched together;
pseudo-colored with Adobe Photoshop

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, New York, United States

This photomicrograph features the Gibbium psylloides, spider beetle. This beetle, from the Coleoptera order, is unique for its fused and glabrous elytra (wing cases). This beetle cannot fly, is quite small, and is often mistaken for a spider.