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Bombardier Beetle?

maybe Pheropsophus sp.

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Habitat:

I found this fellow in a bag of composting cow manure in my garden in Tamil Nadu, India.

Reference Links:

Bombardier beetle, Bombardier beetle (Pheropsophus sp ? Carabidae) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
pamsai
thanks Gopal, yes it does look like the one shown in Wikipedia, but that one is from Australia. Maybe this is an Indian cousin!
Gopal murali
It looks like a Bombardier Beetle (Pheropsophus sp)..
Scott Frazier
A tiger beetle? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_beetle
pamsai
Anyone know what this beetle might be?

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PublishedJanuary 26, 2012

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