By Christy Solo – ONPA 1st Place Award Winner for Best Local Column
This week we’ll meet a tiny, shiny pollinator. Meet the shining flower beetle (Family Phalacridae).
Fun fact: Phalacridae comes from the Greek words for “shining” and “circle.” Great when the name matches the crawly. These beetles are indeed both shiny and circular (well, oval, but we won’t be pedantic).
