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Asbolus verrucosus
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Copyright © 2016
Doug Backlund
Asbolus species -
Asbolus verrucosus
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Pima County, Arizona, USA
March 20, 2014
Looks like Desert Ironclad Beetle, but they are supposed to play dead, not act defensive. Would like an ID on this one. Thanks.
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Doug Backlund
on 7 January, 2016 - 11:48am
Last updated 10 December, 2016 - 12:51am
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