BLUE DEATH FEIGNING BEETLE
SPECIES: Asbolus verrucosus
STATUS: Least Concern
HABITAT: Dry desert areas of the North American Southwest.
DIET: Fresh or decaying vegetation.
GENERAL: The Blue Death Feigning Beetle will roll over onto its back if threatened and will pretend it is dead hoping the would-be predator will go away.
This beetle is turquoise in color except when the air is humid then they turn black.
