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Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
Photo#47465
Copyright © 2006
Joyce Gross
carpet beetle -
Anthrenus verbasci
San Leandro, Alameda County, California, USA
March 24, 2006
Size: ~2mm
Found in my house.
Posing on a toothpick.
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Contributed by
Joyce Gross
on 11 April, 2006 - 1:28am
Last updated 29 May, 2007 - 3:25am
Moved
Moved from
furniture carpet beetle
.
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Boris Büche
, 29 May, 2007 - 3:25am
Moved
Moved from
Anthrenus
.
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Jim McClarin
, 8 February, 2007 - 1:53pm
detail
the detail is amazing, very impressive
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Phillip Harpootlian
, 12 April, 2006 - 11:16am
Heavens, Joyce! Superb images,
but maybe you should toss out that batch of toothpicks. They seem to be attracting all sorts of tiny insects ;-)
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Jim McClarin
, 11 April, 2006 - 5:32am
hahaha
But I like attracting all sorts of tiny insects! Maybe I should get more of these toothpicks.
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Joyce Gross
, 11 April, 2006 - 1:43pm