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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Brachininae » Bombardier Beetle (Brachinus)
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Ground Beetle ZH3Z6483 - Brachinus
Copyright © 2009 Steve Nanz

Ground Beetle ZH3Z6483 - Brachinus
Coronado National Forest, Graham County, Arizona, USA
April 26, 2009
Something in Carabidae?
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 3 May, 2009 - 5:35pm
Last updated 3 May, 2009 - 7:15pm

Bombadier Beetle, Brachinus ?
That might be a pretty cool find. Looks similar to me anyway. Curious, did it spray you, or aim it's rear at you in defense?

Bombadier Beetle - Brachinus

http://bugguide.net/node/view/16725
… Andrew Williams, 3 May, 2009 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Both
No it did not try to spray me but, other than to take it's photo, I did nothing to agitate it.

I'm happy to get to genus but if there is a detail that might get it to species, I could check my other shots.
… Steve Nanz, 3 May, 2009 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, Brachinus
but species usually can't be discerned from typical BugGuide images.
… Peter W. Messer, 3 May, 2009 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

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