brown rove beetle - Platydracus maculosus Skunk's Misery, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada October 18, 2003 Size: about 10 mm
Found in deciduous woods under one of many boards used for monitoring salamander populations. This place is known for its hordes of vicious mosquitos in the summer; legend says that the resident skunks are the most ornery ones in Canada.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 24 January, 2005 - 10:02pm Last updated 7 April, 2005 - 11:36am |