Casey's june beetle

closeup of a white beetle with the number "18" written on its back in red felt tip pen
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Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS
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The rarely seen Casey’s June beetle spends a majority of its life underground and only briefly emerges to mate during the spring. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists Noelle Ronan and Chris Gregory have set out on a quest to research the population size and natural history of this beetle, which Noelle describes as “fascinating and pretty cool.”