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Beetle with too many mites - Poecilochirus
Copyright © 2005 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Beetle with too many mites - Poecilochirus
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Isn't that way too many mites to carry around?

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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 26 October, 2005 - 9:23pm
Last updated 25 February, 2007 - 6:49pm

Moved
Moved from Mesostigmata.
… Jim McClarin, 25 February, 2007 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Jim McClarin, 7 February, 2007 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites.
… Jim McClarin, 30 December, 2006 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

 
Thank-you! ^__^ I wasn't sur
Thank-you! ^__^ I wasn't sure where it should go.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 30 December, 2006 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

 
I moved it from mites to mites :-)
Sorry for the confusion but it was moved as part of my reorganization of the mites section. Acari is now a subclass. You can always tell where an image is located by the taxonomic string above the image.
… Jim McClarin, 30 December, 2006 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

Beetle
It looks like one of the Carrion Beetles. I typed it into the Bug Guide search engine and found many varieties.
… Dave Pelletier, 29 October, 2005 - 2:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks ^_^ I knew it was a
Thanks ^_^ I knew it was a species of carrion beetle-not sure which one though. But we had been mentioning the mites they carry and why they carry them and this guy looks like he's got way to many passengers. I wonder how that affects them.

Jo
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 30 October, 2005 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

 
Carrion
Humm... The Carrion is carrying around a lot. I see a pun. Wonder how much is inside of him.
… Dave Pelletier, 30 October, 2005 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Puns?
Didn't bother to check anything- brought it all aboard as carry-on. Must be a strong and mighty beetle...
… Chuck Entz, 30 October, 2005 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

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