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Blister Beetle

Order-Coleoptera

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Description:

Blister beetles are beetles (Coleoptera) of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. There are approximately 7,500 known species worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators.

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Arun
mesmerizing snap ... cool

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PublishedNovember 20, 2011

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