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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Jan 20, 2017

This was sometime last summer here in MA. Any ideas what this is?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jan 20, 2017

It's a ground beetle (family Carabidae)...

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jan 21, 2017

Addendum - Looks like something in the tribe Chlaenini of the subfamily Harpalinae. These beetles have a very distinctive odor about them. Did you detect anything?

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Jan 21, 2017

I can't remember... I do see them from time to time though and will sniff next time.

What are they supposed to smell like?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jan 21, 2017

It's hard to describe - some have called it a "musty, musky, wintergreen mix" - but once you smell it, you should remember it!

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