The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently.
Will first feature Blister/Oil Beetles:
Oil beetles exude an oily substance from the joints of the legs when disturbed, this substance can raise blisters on one's skin.
Dark Blister Beetle (Epicauta murina) on Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.
Black Oil Beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.
Green Blister Beetle (Lytta sayi ) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.
Will first feature Blister/Oil Beetles:
Oil beetles exude an oily substance from the joints of the legs when disturbed, this substance can raise blisters on one's skin.
Dark Blister Beetle (Epicauta murina) on Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.
Black Oil Beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.
Green Blister Beetle (Lytta sayi ) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.
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