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Acmaeodera xanthosticta - Metallic Wood-boring Beetle - Acmaeodera xanthosticta
Copyright © 2017 Bill Lucas

Acmaeodera xanthosticta - Metallic Wood-boring Beetle - Acmaeodera xanthosticta
Barefoot Beach, Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
July 17, 2015
Size: 1/2 inch

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Contributed by Bill Lucas on 31 January, 2017 - 9:50pm
Last updated 4 July, 2017 - 4:06pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 1 February, 2017 - 7:06am login or register to post comments

Was it alive?
That's a crazy place to hang out. Is that a dead-leaf hammock, hung by a spider?
… Bob Biagi, 31 January, 2017 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

 
I think it was a "hammock".
I think it was a "hammock". It was just chilling. Some times I wonder how I see things while out looking.
… Bill Lucas, 1 February, 2017 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, It was alive. I brought
Yes, It was alive. I brought it back to the condo we were staying in and that is when I took the last picture I posted. You can see that it has extended its legs.
… Bill Lucas, 1 February, 2017 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

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