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Photo#178813
Rove Beetle

Rove Beetle
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
April 24, 2008
Size: 6mm (1/4")
Rove Beetle and guest. Please help with Rove Beetle ID plus what is that other critter ? What is the Rove Beetle doing ? Is it stalking the little guy ?

Moved
Moved from Paederini.

Moved
Moved from Paederinae.

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.

Interesting
This is from the subfamily Paederinae. Unfortunately a genus doesn't come to mind at the moment. With a photo like this I am sure someone else can drop a genus on it at least. The 'guest' is an aphid and it's possible that your rove beetle is hungry as they do eat aphids. Unfortunately aphids are largely 'empty calories'...I wonder if aphid honeydew tastes sweet to a beetle?

Cheers,
Adam

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