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Mystery bug - Necrophila americana

Mystery bug - Necrophila americana
Owings, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
May 25, 2016
Size: half an inch or so
Found this guy walking on the hot drive way near my house. I've never seen a bug like this before.

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Moved from ID Request.

American Carrion Beetle
An American Carrion Beetle, Necrophila americana.

 
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