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LaurenZarate
http://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=8236AA69-1DD8-B71C-07E436D10BB9D011
LaurenZarate
Pretty sure this is a Comb-Claw Beetle, Family Alleculidae (now a subfamily Alleculinae of the Tenebrionidae). If you look at the claws under a microscope you can see the little comb bristles between the claws, which give it it's name.

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PublishedFebruary 18, 2016

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