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Field Notes

Description:

Large, black. No wings but appears to have an ant like head.

Habitat:

On deck in a wooded area .

Species ID Suggestions

Oil Beetle

Meloe sp.

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KeithRoragen
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Comments (1)
Mark Ridgway
Hi Barbara. That first pic is not very good but the second one is fine. You might want to delete the first one. In pic2 I can see wing covers (elytra) so it probably does have wings (hidden maybe).
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PublishedMarch 17, 2012

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