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Mating Oil Beetles

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

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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

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Mating Oil Beetles

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

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