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Colbysmomie May 16, 2016

Please someone tell me what kind of bug this is. It had 2 white points that would retract out of its butt

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 16, 2016

This is a rove beetle (family Staphylinidae). The white objects are glands that give off a foul-smelling defensive chemical when the beetle feels threatened.

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