Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

American Oil Beetle

Meloe americanus

Description:

They've soft but stout abdomen with a shell. They are not smooth and they are slightly bumpy. They are shiny black or dark blue.

Habitat:

Dark, damp places.

Notes:

By Group 8

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

3 Comments

elmschool11
elmschool11 7 years ago

this is a really cool beetle. Just wondering were did you find this beetle?

elmschool12
elmschool12 7 years ago

Cool beetle!

elmschool4
elmschool4 7 years ago

That is a really cool!

Our School
Spotted by
Our School

Wyoming, Ohio, USA

Spotted on May 24, 2016
Submitted on Jun 1, 2016

Spotted for Mission

Related Spottings

Meloe Blister Beetle blister beetle Black Oil Beetle

Nearby Spottings

Grey Squirrel Fly Common Pill Bug Katydid
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team