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Small strange beetle - Exema
Copyright © 2014 Efram Goldberg

Small strange beetle - Exema
Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida, USA
May 24, 2014
Size: Small >3 mm
Very small dark beetle, it could retract into its body similar to a turtle.

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Contributed by Efram Goldberg on 28 May, 2014 - 7:53am
Last updated 28 May, 2014 - 10:04am

pls place the all-important dorsal view here
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 28 May, 2014 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

 
dorsal shot
the 2nd image is the best dorsal shot I got, I will try to upload it as the first one next time... is there a way to switch the order now?
… Efram Goldberg, 28 May, 2014 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

 
no need to switch anything here
i was just hoping you have a dorsal, however imperfect...
your pics here are very nice, but for beetle ID purposes, the single by far most important piece of imagery is straight dorsal view (worth a ton of oblique angles in most cases); without it, other angles, even at higher res, will usually bring you just guesswork, not a reliable ID.
it is thus important to avoid oblique angles that make recognition more difficult, and to do your best obtaining a straight dorsal view; again, this is true for beetles but may or may not apply to other arthropods
… v belov, 28 May, 2014 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

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