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fcaptdan Los Angeles, CA Jan 28, 2011

I found the following beetle in my home tonight - I released into the garden, alive. I have no idea what it is. Anyone have any suggestions?

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fcaptdan Los Angeles, CA Jan 28, 2011

Here's another view of my recent houseguest's "face."

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fcaptdan Los Angeles, CA Jan 28, 2011

And... another view...

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fcaptdan Los Angeles, CA Jan 28, 2011

And... yet another view...

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fcaptdan Los Angeles, CA Jan 28, 2011

Here's a head-on view...

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fcaptdan Los Angeles, CA Jan 28, 2011

Last over-all shot...

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jan 28, 2011

Not a beetle at all, but an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae) in the subfamily Triatominae. Bugs in this subfamily commonly are known as 'kissing bugs' and they feed on blood of mammals (including humans). Some species are vectors of a parasitic disease called Chagas' disease. You may want to report your find - see http://tinyurl.com/4v5jmeh

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