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Blister Beetle

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Red, orange and black Blister Beetle. About 1.5 cm long. Blister Beetles are often colored in bright reds and oranges as a warning to potential predators, due to their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin.

Habitat:

Came to the lights of a store, Axtla de Terrazas near Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

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PublishedJanuary 15, 2016

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