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Genus Eleodes
In the Family Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles). Pic 1 shows the stink beetle standing on its head and squirting a noxious spray. This is a defensive tactic to keep predators away.
Spotted on Saddle Mountain. Arid shrub-steppe.
Spotted on Jun 9, 2019
Submitted on Jun 16, 2019
![Satyrus [genus]](https://lh3.ggpht.com/cKtMxRoz8mnZS4V-CaVK9mAz8Uq_5DHhEkA5wmqaiZEvTLvnFuYgGxC-zMA4Ia3eu04rl05DPFwxIy7U6tc=s62-c)
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