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Backyard Beetles: New research aims to save endangered beetle populations from dying out




Many species found in the Edwards Aquifer in Texas face several threats to their ecosystem, especially over pumping water, pollution, and competition from introduced species. Two of these species include the Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis) and the Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis). To help combat the threats to their ecosystem and increase their population,...

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