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Ground beetle

Scarites sp.

Photo by TracyL
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Ground beetle

Scarites sp.

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Comments (3)
TracyL
it was alive every time i touched it it was like it was playing dead but it was def. alive!
Latimeria
It looks like it has that narrow peduncle between the thorax and the elytra, so I'm thinking Scarites.
MattCase
I think that's actually a common beetle....was it dead ?

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