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beetle - darker - Platydema
Copyright © 2007 Joyce Gross

beetle - darker - Platydema
Knowland Park, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
January 26, 2007
Size: 6mm
Here the beetle is darker than the day before, but still rather orange. Unfortunately I released the beetle back to the park before it became completely dark brown, as another adult that emerged from the same fungus became (but don't have a whole series of photos for this other one).

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 23 February, 2007 - 2:58am
Last updated 7 May, 2009 - 11:30am

Moved
Moved from Platydema.
… v belov, 7 May, 2009 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Diaperinae.
… Joyce Gross, 25 February, 2007 - 10:34pm login or register to post comments

Nice
series and excellent images as usual!
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 23 February, 2007 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks Jeff
It was fun seeing what the larvae turned into. It's amazing how many insects a 3/4 inch diameter polypore fungus can support. I got a few tiny flies out of it, an ichneumon wasp, many ciids, and 5 or so tenebs.
… Joyce Gross, 25 February, 2007 - 2:22am login or register to post comments

 
Wow
those wasp images are amazing.

That's pretty neat.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 25 February, 2007 - 7:31am login or register to post comments

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