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BeetlesWhat’s This Bug?
Can you please tell me what kind of bug this is? Location: Katy, TX (west houston) Terrain: Cow fields, wet. Rain: Rained Terribly hard for a few days and these guys appeared. Thanks for your help,
Eric
too blurry to be certain. might be rain beetles.
Well, I’ve gone and bought a new camera. There were still some of these guys from the big rain back in June 06 left in my fluorescent light covers. The photos turned out great. Maybe now you can help. Thanks,
Eric
Hi again Eric,
We thought these might be Rain Beetles, but Eric Eaton has set us straight. Here is his identification: ” The scarab beetles from Texas are dung beetles in the genus Onthophagus, maybe O. gazella, an introduced species from Africa. Several species have been introduced in fact. Eric”
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