Hirofumi Kawano captures a rarely seen Hercules Beetle pupa.
After egg and larval stages, they grow a striking red chrysalis.
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This species of rhinoceros beetle sports an impressive horn.
After fully growing, they're among the world's largest insects.
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What is it? The leafy seadragon is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which includes seadragons, pipefish, and seahorses.
Size: Eight to 10 inches.
Lives: Along the southern and western coasts of Australia.
Eats: Plankton and small crustaceans. It feeds by sucking up the small crustaceans - like amphipods and mysid shrimp - plankton, and larval fish through its long, pipe-like snout
Fun fact: The lobes of skin that grow on the leafy seadragon are merely for camouflage, giving it the appearance of seaweed.
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