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Flatheaded Hardwood Borer (Dicerca divaricata)
Photo#530692
Copyright © 2011
Christopher Adam
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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Contributed by
Christopher Adam
on 17 June, 2011 - 1:55pm
Last updated 22 June, 2011 - 1:31pm
Played dead
This beetle played dead for several minutes, even after I set it down on a wooden railing.
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Christopher Adam
, 23 June, 2011 - 6:41am
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Moved
Moved from
Metallic Wood-boring Beetles
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Richard L. Westcott
, 22 June, 2011 - 1:31pm
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