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Long Small Beetle - Melittomma sericeum
Copyright © 2010 Ashley Bradford

Long Small Beetle - Melittomma sericeum
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
June 16, 2010
A smallish beetle at my patio lights one night

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 5 November, 2010 - 7:10pm
Last updated 8 November, 2010 - 1:47pm

very cool!
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 5 November, 2010 - 7:21pm

now we're talking
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… v belov, 5 November, 2010 - 7:17pm

 
Thanks!
Glad I found one you like! How is it in my yard where there is no ship timber? Plenty of old rotting logs, though - I guess they're similar. ;-)
… Ashley Bradford, 8 November, 2010 - 1:46pm

 
old rotting logs is all you need...
...to find stuff that makes me happy, Ashley!
… v belov, 8 November, 2010 - 2:05pm

 
Excellent -
I will have to go dig in them. Often I find nothing in the wood pile, but the other day a few tiny beetles went scurrying when I pulled back some bark - I need to go find them again, as I had no camera with me that time.
… Ashley Bradford, 8 November, 2010 - 2:08pm

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