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Rove Beetles

Is it usual behavior for Rove beetles to be apparently eating pollen (I guess that's what they were doing) in the blossoms of a flowering tree or plant ?

I was taking pics yesterday and saw lots of them doing this. I took some pics but I didn't like the way they turned out but I was just curious about them doing this.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 7 April, 2008 - 4:30pm

May not be rove beetles.
Their are certain sap beetles (Nitidulidae, genus Conotelus) that bear a strong resemblance to rove beetles; there are also some longhorned beetles that have abbreviated wing covers. I'd check those out and see if one of them matches.
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 April, 2008 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

 
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I re-took some pics yesterday that I'm going to post shortly.
… Sam Houston, 8 April, 2008 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

 
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See here for uploaded pics.
… Sam Houston, 8 April, 2008 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

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