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Oil Beetle

Meloe sp.

Notes:

Was spotted digging in dirt near USAO in Chickasha Thank you Latimeria for the ID! =)

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Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

nice spot Cammie. Welcome to Project Noah!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Hi Cammie, please can you add the scientific name to this (Meloe sp.) & make sure you include it on your other spottings when they are identified. This is important as the system uses this information to link similar spottings & is also how we generate scientific data from the site. Thanks!

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

Looks like a pregnant female, judging from that abdomen.

Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Nov 9, 2011
Submitted on Jan 2, 2012

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