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Bolitotherus? - Bolitotherus
Copyright © 2007 Joe, Entomologist (in training)

Bolitotherus? - Bolitotherus
Ames County, Iowa, USA
March 12, 2007
Size: 8mm
Here's a better pic... this seems to be it's natural posture... rather scarab-like

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Contributed by Joe, Entomologist (in training) on 13 March, 2007 - 6:58pm
Last updated 14 March, 2007 - 9:34am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 14 March, 2007 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Yes, these new images
certainly appear to be Bolitotherus. Were these in a tough, hard conk (shelf fungus)? For fungus feeders I often include an image of the fungus so everyone can see the type I'm describing.
… Jim McClarin, 13 March, 2007 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

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