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Description:

I'm thinking this may be some sort of colorful cockroach. It's not a very sharp photo but I like the colors and composition

Species ID Suggestions

Large Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus

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Steffi
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Comments (7)
JohnMatzick
Thanks for the ID Steffi! and here I thought it was a cockroach all this time.
Elsa
Agree with animais photo! Stunning!
animaisfotos
Its hard not to love such a photo.Sharp enough for me. The colors are amazing and composition... Exquisite. Thanks for sharing. Wonderful.
The MnMs
Looks a bit like a fire bug so it may be an insect of the same family

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PublishedJune 22, 2011

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