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Swarming beetle - Brachinus

Swarming beetle - Brachinus
Upper Sycamore Canyon at Ruby Road, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
June 19, 2008
Close-up of one individual.

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Swarming beetle - Brachinus Swarming beetle - Brachinus

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Moved from Beetles.

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These look like Bombardier beetles (Carabidae). Did they let out puffs of smoke as you disturbed them?

 
I don't remember, but now you
I don't remember, but now you mention it there was a strange odor, so I'll bet they did.

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