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Devil's Coach Horse (Ocypus olens)
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Copyright © 2010
Alice Cavette
Devil's Coach Horse -
Ocypus olens
Fremont, Los Pinos St., Alameda County, California, USA
September 8, 2010
Size: ~25mm
Crawling amongst pine needles at base of large pines.
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Contributed by
Alice Cavette
on 8 September, 2010 - 1:58pm
Last updated 23 October, 2010 - 8:41pm
Moved
Moved from
Rove Beetles
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Margaret Thayer
, 23 October, 2010 - 6:38pm
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 25 September, 2010 - 6:35pm
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Resembles
Ocypus olens
, the "Devil's Coach Horse":
That's just a guess on my part, though. Wait to hear from the beetle experts.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 8 September, 2010 - 2:07pm
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