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Cow killer - Dasymutilla occidentalis - male
Copyright © 2008 Aaron Goodwin

Cow killer - Dasymutilla occidentalis - Male
Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
July 29, 2008
After looking at the images a little closer it appears as though I had some sort of debris in the container I used to hold this animal for a short time. It looks like it got a light dusting of something. Oops!

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Cow killer - Dasymutilla occidentalis - male Cow killer - Dasymutilla occidentalis - male Cow killer - Dasymutilla occidentalis - male
Contributed by Aaron Goodwin on 29 July, 2008 - 5:48pm

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