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Field Notes

Notes:

Noticed this bug on the rear door to my garage in the backyard. It is huge!

Species ID Suggestions

Brown Prionid Beetle

Orthosoma brunneum

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ScottRasmussen
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ScottRasmussen
That's a prionid beetle. I see them here in Massachusetts once in a while: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6887716

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MISSION WEIRD Northeastern US

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PublishedJuly 7, 2012

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