Epicauta pardalis - Spotted Blister Beetle (Meloidae). Arizona, USA. filename: Epicauta1 - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Beetles

are older than the dinosaurs and contain more described species than any other order of insects.

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Odontotaenius disjunctus - horned passalus.

Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA

Harmonia axyridis - Asian Multi-Colored Ladybeetle, taking flight. Illinois, USA.

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Scaphinotus petersi - Ground Beetle (Carabidae). Arizona, USA.

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Scaphinotus petersi - Ground Beetle (Carabidae). Arizona, USA.

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Temnoscheila chlorodia bark-gnawing beetle (Trogossitidae). Tucson, Arizona, USA.

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Opisthius richardsoni - Ground Beetle (Carabidae). Montana, USA.

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Tetraopes - Milkweed longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae). Arizona, USA.

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Epicauta pardalis - Spotted Blister Beetle (Meloidae). Arizona, USA.

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Epicauta pardalis - Blister Beetle (Meloidae). Arizona, USA. When bothered, blister beetles exude a potent toxin (Cantharadin) from their leg joints. The chemical causes painful blisters where it touches human skin.

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Epicauta pardalis - Spotted Blister Beetle (Meloidae). Arizona, USA.

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Epicauta pardalis - Spotted Blister Beetle (Meloidae). Arizona, USA.

filename: Epicauta1

Epicauta pardalis - Spotted Blister Beetle (Meloidae). Arizona, USA.

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Keywords: bug beetle bugs nature macro insect insects beetles meloidae aposomatic entomology polyphaga epicauta

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