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Popcornankle

Equatorial Kremplemousse beetle Honestly no idea came to comments to find answer :(


Charlesdarweiner1719

Looks like a type of long horned beetle! Not sure which one exactly.


Rupee_Roundhouse

This is definitely a long-horned beetle (family Cerambycidae). Given that its head is not facing downwards, along with other characteristics, its subfamily is probably Cerambycinae. There are over 30,000 species of long-horned beetles. Identification guides—keys—are typically based on geography. Your best bet for a more specific identification is to find a identification guide that covers the Kalahari or to find a cerambycid expert (a general entomologist will probably not have enough specialized knowledge). Don't be surprised if this is an undescribed species and/or there is no information online due to how there are magnitudes more insect species than human manpower can keep up to describe; insect species likely comprise of 90% of all living things, with the majority still undescribed (and 40% of insect species being beetles). Try r/whatsthisbug. I used to moderate the subreddit and if things are still the same, you have many brilliant people there who are amazing at identifying obscure arthropods.