Harlequin beetle in length. It is also famous for carrying pseudoscorpions as a form of phoresy. Harlequin beetle The harlequin beetle ("Acrocinus longimanus") tropical longhorned beetle native to the Americas, especially from southern Mexico to Brazil in South America. The harlequin beetle feeds on sap and is given this name because of its elaborate pattern of black, red and greenish yellow markings on the wing covers of both sexes. The species name "longimanus" is a Latin word that refers to the extremely long forelegs ("manus") of the males, which are usually longer than the beetle’s entire body. As an adult, the species
A Sixth Part of the World A Sixth Part of the World A Sixth Part of the World (, ), sometimes referred to as The Sixth Part of the World, is a 1926 silent film directed by Dziga Vertov and produced by Kultkino (part of Sovkino). Through the travelogue format, it depicted the multitude of Soviet peoples in remote areas of USSR and detailed the entirety of the wealth of the Soviet land. Focusing on cultural and economic diversity, the film is in fact a call for unification in order to build a "complete socialist society". A mix between newsreel and found footage, Vertov edited sequences