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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Brachininae » Brachinini » Bombardier Beetle (Brachinus)
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F. Carabidae ? - Brachinus
Copyright © 2007 Richard Wasson

F. Carabidae ? - Brachinus
Pena Blanca Lake, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA
August 10, 2007
Size: 10 mm
Came to lights.

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Contributed by Richard Wasson on 14 August, 2007 - 5:33pm
Last updated 14 August, 2007 - 8:20pm

Bombardier beetle.
Yes, they are in the Carabidae. This thing didn't burn you when you caught it?:-) I seem to always get blasted no matter how careful I am...sometimes it really stings if I get the full effect. Oh, genus is Brachinus, btw.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 August, 2007 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Carabidae
Thanks Eric. No I use a small jar and took to off the sheet with out touching it.
… Richard Wasson, 14 August, 2007 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

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