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clean and fluffed - Nicrophorus tomentosus
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

clean and fluffed - Nicrophorus tomentosus
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
August 20, 2005
So often Nicrophorus tomentosus has its blond hairdo plastered down with ichor. I wanted to post these shots of a clean and fully fluffed beetle that came to my UV lights.

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clean and fluffed - Nicrophorus tomentosus clean and fluffed - Nicrophorus tomentosus
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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 13 September, 2005 - 2:55am
Last updated 29 September, 2005 - 5:52pm

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