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Wal-mart beetle - Saperda tridentata
Copyright © 2011 John Pearson

Wal-mart beetle - Saperda tridentata
Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, USA
June 15, 2011
Size: ~14 mm
Lone individual flew onto me as I was waiting in line inside Wal-mart store. Very fast and elusive, but I managed to brush it into my sack and twist it shut to the astonishment of the cashier. Photographed after chilling.

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Contributed by John Pearson on 16 June, 2011 - 10:25pm
Last updated 20 June, 2011 - 2:47am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 20 June, 2011 - 2:47am login or register to post comments

How about
… john and jane balaban, 16 June, 2011 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

 
must be it
… v belov, 16 June, 2011 - 11:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Walmart?
Must be Saperda albapurgamenta...
… Blaine Mathison, 17 June, 2011 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

 
var. predigitalis
LOL! I was waiting for someone to pick up on that theme! I was there to use their photo-scanner, the only place in town that accomodates both prints and slides (I am trying to move my pre-digital photos onto CDs).
… John Pearson, 17 June, 2011 - 8:31am login or register to post comments

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