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Beetle larvae - Meracantha contracta
Copyright © 2014 Lisa I.

Beetle larvae - Meracantha contracta
Deane, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
March 7, 2014
Size: 25mm
Found in piece of rotted wood.

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Contributed by Lisa I. on 7 March, 2014 - 7:12pm
Last updated 7 March, 2014 - 8:50pm

You can link images without deleting
and resubmitting. Just tag the images you want to link, in the order you want to link them, and you will see the opportunity to link them on the upper left of your screen where the tagged images are.
… john and jane balaban, 7 March, 2014 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Didn't know that
Thank you.
… Lisa I., 7 March, 2014 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively
I assume the 'head' and 'butt' are this specimen? If so, please link the three images.

Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 7 March, 2014 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Linked
They should have been linked.
I will fix it. Thanks.
… Lisa I., 7 March, 2014 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

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