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Male Glowworm Beetle - male
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Schimming

Male Glowworm Beetle - Male
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
May 21, 2006
Size: around 20 mm
Found dead in a spider's web. Is it a true bug or a fly or what?
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 21 May, 2006 - 1:25pm

What
about a glowworm beetle?
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 21 May, 2006 - 1:29pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you're right
I didn't think of this because beetles shouldn't have this kind of wings. These are weird looking beetles!
… Lynette Schimming, 21 May, 2006 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

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