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Large Beetle - Zopherus nodulosus
Copyright © 2005 Brian Malow

Large Beetle - Zopherus nodulosus
Spicewood, Travis County, Texas, USA
May 20, 2005
Size: close to 2" long
Same beetle playing dead after being touched. It kept up the act for at least 15 minutes, even though no one was near it.

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Contributed by Brian Malow on 21 June, 2005 - 4:33am
Last updated 8 May, 2011 - 7:46pm

Moved
Moved from Zopherus.
… john and jane balaban, 21 April, 2007 - 3:59pm

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