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Patent-leather Beetle

Odontotaenius disjunctus

Photo by JOHN2
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34.1807, -84.5764

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Description:

1 1/4 - 1 3/8", Shiny black flattened, head has a short horn, antennae clubbed & elbowed, back has a deep middle groove with a deeply grooved "waist"

Habitat:

Deciduous forest, Cushing Mem. Park Canton, GA 30114 73F

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PublishedMay 12, 2011

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