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Photo by AdamBrown
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Field Notes

Description:

I've never seen one before. At first, I thought it was an ant that was under a cocoon of some sort. Then I realized that was it's body.

Habitat:

Rocky Mountains

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Jopy
it's family Meloidae, Oil beetle...don't know which species live in your area...just a litttle help :)

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PublishedAugust 31, 2013

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