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Small Beetle on Rotten Log - Cossonus platalea

Small Beetle on Rotten Log - Cossonus platalea
Great Falls Park, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
July 30, 2009
I spotted this beetle while I was taking pictures of slime molds on a rotten log. It didn't want to sit still, so I had to chase it around to get these shots.

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Nice chase! :-)
I saw them on my last field trip. It was already several days ago. I stopped going to the field because of the hot weather.

 
It has been VERY hot
and again today. When I take my camera outside after it's been in my air conditioned house, it fogs right up. =(

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