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Shiny Spider Beetle - Mezium affine
Copyright © 2013 Dann Thombs

Shiny Spider Beetle - Mezium affine
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
January 24, 2013
Size: 4.75mm
Found in light fixture with other bugs. Only one alive.

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Contributed by Dann Thombs on 24 January, 2013 - 1:50pm
Last updated 24 January, 2013 - 2:54pm

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