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Photo#396093
Copyright © 2010
Robert Lord Zimlich
Bark Beetle -
Xyleborus
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
May 12, 2010
Size: 2-3mm
What are the blister-like bubbles on this beetle?
Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 15 May, 2010 - 1:27pm
Last updated 27 June, 2011 - 6:29am
Moved
Moved from
Beetles
.
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 5 June, 2010 - 7:12pm
Xyleborus or close kin, with phoretic [=hitchhiking] mites
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v belov
, 15 May, 2010 - 1:35pm
Interesting Phenom
I see these tiny beetles everywhere, but this is the first time I noticed hitchhikers. Most interesting
phenomenon
. Thanks for sharing.
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 15 May, 2010 - 1:49pm