Desert Ironclad Beetle

Subject: WHAT IS THIS BUG?
Location: ARIZONA
May 3, 2013 9:25 pm
STRANGE BUG MY FB FRIEND SEEN IN ARIZONA?
Signature: DAN

Desert Ironclad Beetle

Hi DAN,
This is a Desert Ironclad Beetle, Asbolus verrucosus, one of the Darkling Beetles.  More information and images of Desert Ironclad Beetles can be found on BugGuide.

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