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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Wedge-shaped Beetles (Ripiphoridae) » Ripiphorinae » Macrosiagon » Macrosiagon limbata
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Wedge-shaped Beetle - Macrosiagon limbata - male
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

Wedge-shaped Beetle - Macrosiagon limbata - Male
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 25, 2007

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Contributed by tom murray on 26 July, 2007 - 7:50pm

Great shots, thanks for shari
Great shots, thanks for sharing.
… atrox, 26 July, 2007 - 8:59pm login or register to post comments

Terrific job
getting those mouthparts displayed.
… Jim McClarin, 26 July, 2007 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

Strange..
Now I realize, everything about the face of these beetles is strange. Great capture.
… Stephen Luk, 26 July, 2007 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks atrox, Jim and Stephen
I'm starting to realize that we have lots of weird looking creatures among us:-)
… tom murray, 27 July, 2007 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

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