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Mating Oil Beetles

Posted by November 5th, 2008 at 11:13 am

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Blue metallic Beetles mating
Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Hello Bugman,
I found a half dozen pairs of shiny, slow moving beetles in my friend’s
lawn late this summer. Any idea what these are or will become? They were about 1-1.5 inches long and a bit bigger around than an average Sharpie marker. Thanks!
Looking for bugs in NE
Oakland, Maine,northeastern United States

Mating Oil Beetles

Mating Oil Beetles

Dear Looking,
These are mating Oil Beetles, Blister Beetles in the genus Meloe.

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