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Field Notes

Description:

About an inch and a half long, dark black, slow moving. Found on concrete patio.

Habitat:

Concrete patio/ grass. About 65 degrees F.

Notes:

Found on the back patio. Slow moving. Never seen anything like it.

Species ID Suggestions

Oil beetle (female)

Meloe sp.

Reference Link
Aaron_G
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Comments (3)
Jellis
Or should I say That is a queen Ant of unknown species. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Entomology-Study-Bugs-665/2009/11/Bug-identification-queen-ant.htm
Jellis
Would that be a queen ant?

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PublishedDecember 17, 2016

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