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False bombardier beetle

Galerita bicolor

Photo by GenavieVeron
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Field Notes

Description:

My aunt sent me this picture. It's very poor quality I'm sorry for that. She lives in a wooded area surrounded by corn fields. Her house is prone to insect invasions, mostly stink bugs and spiders. I've never seen an insect like this. Any ideas??

Habitat:

Inside house in a wooded area surrounded by trees and corn fields.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
GenavieVeron
She said it has a black head. We are going with false bombardier beetle. Thanks for pointing us in the right direction
Gordon Dietzman
I'm not sure what this is but will guess it is a bombardier beetle in the subfamily Brachininae. These are really cool beetles with some very good defenses. Take a look at http://bugguide.net/node/view/16826/bgpage for more information.
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PublishedApril 22, 2014

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