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Platydracus maculosus
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Copyright © 2013
Richard Schuerger
[Not an] Earwig -
Platydracus maculosus
Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA
August 30, 2013
Size: ~2 cm
found in a windowsill. Raised his back-end at me a few times, defensive posture.
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Contributed by
Richard Schuerger
on 30 August, 2013 - 9:13pm
Last updated 9 September, 2013 - 1:43pm
Moved tentatively
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v belov
, 9 September, 2013 - 1:43pm
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thats a good
picture.
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Edna Woodward
, 30 August, 2013 - 10:31pm
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beetle, rather (Platydracus sp., maybe the common P. maculosus)
no earwig relation
please note that state abbreviations are redundant (state added from another field) -- please refer to the filling instructions provided in the submission form and correct location data; only Hillsborough belongs in the City field, not "Hillsborough, NJ"
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v belov
, 30 August, 2013 - 9:16pm
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