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Cardinal beetle

Pyrochroa serraticornis

Photo by Ozbird
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Description:

The cardinal beetle preys on other insects and is normally found on flowers at the edges of woodland.The cardinal beetle is bright red; in that way it warns predators that it is toxic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_beetle

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