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School project #1 - Geotrupes splendidus
Copyright © 2008 john and jane balaban

School project #1 - Geotrupes splendidus
Western Springs, Cook County, Illinois, USA
September 7, 2008
Size: 17mm

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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 5 May, 2009 - 9:20pm
Last updated 8 May, 2009 - 10:22pm

Seem as if . . .
Geotrupes splendidus is the only clearly metallic species in your fauna . ..
… Boris Büche, 6 May, 2009 - 6:39am

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