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Mycotrupes retusus - female
Copyright © 2007 Phillip Harpootlian

Mycotrupes retusus - Female
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
October 13, 2007
Size: 12mm
Making a hasty retreat - took only seconds to get back underground. Site of a future "push-up".

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Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 13 October, 2007 - 6:57pm
Last updated 15 October, 2007 - 12:24pm

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