Oil Beetle

Subject: Is it a carpenter ant queen?
Location: Rhode Island
September 7, 2016 4:23 pm
What is this big big? My friend found it amongst her potatoes. I’m thinking carpenter ant queen but I’m not sure
Signature: Cindy

Oil Beetle

Dear Cindy,
This is a Blister Beetle in the genus Meloe, commonly called an Oil Beetle.

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Location: Rhode Island