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False Bombardier Beetle - Galerita bicolor
Copyright © 2004 Cotinis

False Bombardier Beetle - Galerita bicolor
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 11, 2004
Found wandering inside a house. Captured, chilled, posed, and released.

This is Galerita bicolor, according to shape of head, shown in key on p. 128, figs. 131-133 of Ciegler, Ground Beetles of South Carolina (1). Dillon, p. 105 (2), keys B. bicolor vs. B. janus based on shape of pronotum, also indicating this is G. bicolor.
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Contributed by Cotinis on 22 June, 2004 - 6:22pm
Last updated 1 January, 2006 - 2:54pm

Chilling
Is chhilling when you put an insect in the fridge for a few mins and it is slowed afterward? I agreee on your ID.
… Mitchell Hudson, 24 February, 2007 - 3:38am login or register to post comments

 
Chilled
Yes, that's what I mean, a little refrigerator time. It works well for some species, but not for others.
… Cotinis, 24 February, 2007 - 3:47am login or register to post comments

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