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Pleasing Fungus Beetle? - Diaperis maculata

Pleasing Fungus Beetle? - Diaperis maculata
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 1, 2010
Size: 5mm
Certainly pleasing to my eyes...

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Pleasing Fungus Beetle? - Diaperis maculata Pleasing Fungus Beetle? - Diaperis maculata

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Diaperis maculata
fungal teneb

 
Ah, so
fungus, but not "pleasing". Thanks! I think it's pretty anyway. ;-)

 
pretty and quite stinky, too
so you're absolutely right -- not pleasing at all

 
Oh that's good to know!
Glad I didn't try to catch it to photograph inside!

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