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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jun 21, 2009

Another cutie. Sorry I didn't keep any clues about where it was or what it was doing. Taken in September. Next post for another.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jun 21, 2009

Last beetle and not eyecatching but I had just noticed my mullein had just begun to bloom and thought I saw black markings inside the blooms. On examination, it turned out that about every single bloom had a couple of these little beetles inside chowing down on pollen I guess. Took this last week.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 21, 2009

The first is a stinkbug, maybe Striretrus anchorago:

http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/32274926

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jun 21, 2009

Sure does look like that stinkbug! Geez, I saw the rounded shape and shine and didn't think stinkbug. I'm not too easily fooled usually.

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