Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus

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Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus

Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 7, 2006
Size: 10mm

I turned over a rock at the edge of a large marsh and was excited to find a bombadier beetle. The next rock I turned over had about 20 of them scurrying in all directions when I lifted it.

Contributed by tom murray on 7 May, 2006 - 10:13pm

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