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Flour beetle



Flour beetle (Tribolium confusum), small (1/7 in/4 mm long), dark-red beetle that feeds on dried foods, flour, and other grain products. Found throughout the world, flour beetles are more common in warm, dry climates. Remains of flour beetles were discovered in a grain jar in an Egyptian tomb dating to about 2500 B.C.



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