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Dyticid with defensive secretion - Cybister fimbriolatus
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Dyticid with defensive secretion - Cybister fimbriolatus
Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
June 23, 2006
Size: 3cm
When I grabbed it, this started oozing out! I gotta look it up in Eisner, but I left that book at work.

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Contributed by Sean McCann on 23 June, 2006 - 10:15pm
Last updated 16 November, 2007 - 7:47am

Moved
Moved from Cybister.
… Sean McCann, 16 November, 2007 - 7:47am login or register to post comments

Great, informative image, Sean!
Excellent work.
… Jim McClarin, 24 June, 2006 - 6:50am login or register to post comments

 
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Thank you. I didn't try to bioassay the stuff on myself though.
… Sean McCann, 1 July, 2006 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

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