Oil Beetle

Subject:  Help scary bug
Geographic location of the bug:  Michigan
Date: 10/10/2017
Time: 08:33 PM EDT
Please let me know what kind of bug this is
How you want your letter signed:  Charlee

Oil Beetle

Dear Charlee,
We just posted another image from Michigan of an Oil Beetle.  According to BugGuide:  “the common name refers to the habit of exuding yellowish oily liquid from the joints when molested” which your image illustrates. 

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Location: Michigan