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Photo#530692
large Buprestid - Dicerca divaricata

large Buprestid - Dicerca divaricata
Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
June 17, 2011
Size: 1.8-2.0cm
This beetle blundered into the back of my neck, so I grabbed it and you know what: images. I was standing on a platform beside a marsh.

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large Buprestid - Dicerca divaricata large Buprestid - Dicerca divaricata

Played dead
This beetle played dead for several minutes, even after I set it down on a wooden railing.

Moved

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