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Black and red bug, about 25 mm long (one inch)
Oak forest.
thank you Lauren for the ID confirmation
Thank you Gordon Dietzman for the ID
I think this is a Soldier Beetle also, Family Cantharidae.
Thank you Cheryl Scott for the ID
It really does resemble a lighting bug, but I'm thinking this is a soldier beetle, maybe in the Chauliognathus genus.
Spotted on Oct 20, 2012 Submitted on Nov 3, 2012
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