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Desert Stink Beetle

Genus Eleodes

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

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.

Habitat:

Spotted on Saddle Mountain. Arid shrub-steppe.

Reference Links:

Pinacate beetle - Wikipedia, Genus Eleodes - Desert Stink Beetles - BugGuide.Net

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