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Large Ant
Copyright © 2010 roncalivineyards

Large Ant "Looking Thing" with stinger like a Scorpian in Oregon - Ocypus olens
Crow, Oregon, Lane County/Near Crow, Oregon (Eugene), Pacific Northwest County, Oregon, USA
June 18, 2010
Size: 1 inch or so
It has a stinger like a Scorpian that lifts and opens when it is threatened. The stinger was kind of greenish-white. I found it in the ground while I was digging an irrigation line about 18 inches deep. I wonder what it is?
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Contributed by roncalivineyards on 29 June, 2010 - 12:20am
Last updated 28 August, 2010 - 12:35pm

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
ID supported by me.
… Boris Büche, 28 August, 2010 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Schneider, 16 July, 2010 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

Rove beetle.
Might be the "Devil's Coachhorse," Ocypus olens, an introduced species from Europe. This is *not* a dangerous animal. In fact, it is a valuable predator of pest insects.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 June, 2010 - 1:40am login or register to post comments

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