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Black bug - Phloeodes diabolicus
Copyright © 2020 Paula Fye

Black bug - Phloeodes diabolicus
Oceanside, San Diego County, California, USA
May 22, 2011
Size: 1" approx
This bug played dead, and we placed it back on the ground. When we came back to the site, it was moving down the path.

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Contributed by Paula Fye on 17 November, 2020 - 12:45am
Last updated 17 November, 2020 - 8:07am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tyler Hedlund, 17 November, 2020 - 8:07am login or register to post comments

probably...
... Species Phloeodes diabolicus - the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle; see here: (1).
Has one of the hardest exoskeletons of any insect!
… Jim Moore, 17 November, 2020 - 12:52am login or register to post comments

 
Diabolical.
It was the most amazing bug I have ever seen. It was truly diabolical. haha..
Thank you, Jim.
… Paula Fye, 17 November, 2020 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

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