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Sunshine86 Limington, ME Aug 02, 2012

I found this little bugger on the ground in the grass outside my front door. Kind of looks like an ant, but I've never seen anything like it. Looks like he has wings on his back, but I haven't seen it fly. It also plays dead when disturbed.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 02, 2012

Blister beetle in genus Meloe; these sometimes also are called oil beetles.

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Sunshine86 Limington, ME Aug 02, 2012

Oo, after reading about it, I'm glad I didn't touch it with my hands :) Thanks!

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