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Hairy rove beetle - Creophilus maxillosus
Copyright © 2008 Carmen Champagne

Hairy rove beetle - Creophilus maxillosus
Just outside of Comer, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
March 20, 2008
I found this guy under a pile of horse manure.
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Contributed by Carmen Champagne on 21 March, 2008 - 10:17pm
Last updated 31 March, 2008 - 3:03pm

Very interesting...
Thanks for the information, Jim.
… Carmen Champagne, 22 March, 2008 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

He/she was looking for maggots.
My first encounter with this species was from a dead skunk so I always associate them with skunk aroma :-)
… Jim McClarin, 22 March, 2008 - 5:26am login or register to post comments

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