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Rove beetle

Staphylinidae

Photo by bio-student
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bio-student
Thank you, your probably right. Even the way it lifts the abdomen when it´s in danger fits.
KristalWatrous
Looks like a rove beetle (family Staphylinidae) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rove_beetle.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2011

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