This newfound longhorn beetle species is unusually fluffy
Whitish hairs and other unique physical traits set the beetle apart from other longhorns
![A close up shot captures the small and long white hairs protruding out of the body of this longhorn beetle.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/041124_sb_fluffy_beetle_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
White hairs adorn the body of this longhorn beetle from Australia. The unusual fluff and other unique physical traits indicated to scientists that the insect is a species new to science.
Lingzi Zhou/Australian National Insect Collection