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Field Notes

Description:

Black with two orange spots on the sides. The back is shiny and it has pincers.

Notes:

I found it inside my house, and my dad scooped it up with a plastic bag. After taking some pictures, we let it go. My dad said it might be a firefly.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Certainly you have a beetle. The widely spaced eyes differ from a firefly which can only be seen from below. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/graphics/f-g/firefly_Purdue.jpg I suspect you have a checkered beetle of some sort (Cleridae) http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbohne/5433064916/
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PublishedJune 12, 2013

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