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Bess Beetle

Odontotaenius disjunctus

Photo by ssghutch
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Black, hardened outer layer

Notes:

Played dead in my driveway then after moving it 2 times to get different pictures it sprung up and took off.

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Comments (1)
keithp2012
I find lots of these under stones. If I put a stick near the jaw they will close and not let go even if I lift up the stick!

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PublishedJuly 13, 2011

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