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Spotting

Description:

I've never seen one before. At first, I thought it was an ant that was under a cocoon of some sort. Then I realized that was it's body.

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Rocky Mountains

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2 Comments

AdamBrown
AdamBrown 10 years ago

Thanks for the info Jopy!

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

it's family Meloidae, Oil beetle...don't know which species live in your area...just a litttle help :)

AdamBrown
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AdamBrown

Vail, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Aug 25, 2013
Submitted on Aug 31, 2013

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