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Oil Beetle.
© deepstar, Jun 2013
Camera used: Cannon Ixus 220hs
Date taken: 19th June 2013
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I saw this enourmous beetle at Sandford Quarry(Somerset) yesterday and have tried to identify it,so far no luck.
deepstar - 20/Jun/13
Ringo?
The Pylon King - 20/Jun/13
It's a BUG, obviously.
Fiend - 20/Jun/13
... and it's BIG, obviously.
jon - 20/Jun/13
looks like an Ant head not a beetle - odd
lithos - 20/Jun/13
oil beetle
http://northcornwallnt.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/plea-for-help-from-buglife-this-march.html
lithos - 20/Jun/13
Thanks for the link lithos! So it is an Oil Beetle,what a weird life cycle.
deepstar - 20/Jun/13
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