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Carpet beetle, but what's that on his tail end? - Anthrenus verbasci - female
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Carpet beetle, but what's that on his tail end? - Anthrenus verbasci - Female
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
February 8, 2008
Size: 3 mm.
Topside of carpet beetle, before flipping. (See upside-down photo for question about it.)

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Carpet beetle, but what's that on his tail end? - Anthrenus verbasci - female Carpet beetle, but what's that on his tail end? - Anthrenus verbasci - female
Contributed by SusannahA on 8 February, 2008 - 7:49pm
Last updated 24 February, 2010 - 1:28pm

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Moved from Carpet Beetles.
… John R. Maxwell, 9 November, 2008 - 4:13pm

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