American Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus)

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American Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus) Mar 23, 2023 19:01:22 GMT jackscrap likes this

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American Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus)

When alarmed, tampered with, or just plain ill, they secrete a highly toxic oil that causes painful blisters on whoever or whatever touches it.

You can learn all about them at Kiddaddle1, Kiddaddle2, Bug of the Week, Beetle Identification Com, Beetle Identification Org, Insect Identification, Bug Guide, and Wikipedia.

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On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

jackscrap Senior Contributor Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,218 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	American Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus) Mar 23, 2023 20:56:10 GMT BuckSkin likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jackscrap on Mar 23, 2023 20:56:10 GMT Not a very attractive looking beetle, guess the birds won’t eat them either. Hope they haven’t set up house near you....
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Mar 23, 2023 20:56:10 GMT jackscrap said:

Hope they haven’t set up house near you....

The more I learn about bugs, the more I realize that one should never handle them bare-handed unless you know for a fact that your hand won't dissolve or rot off or cause your eyeballs to fall out when you scratch your eye after touching the bug....oh, and I hope the wife doesn't recognize her grey pants.

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Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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American Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus) Mar 23, 2023 23:56:19 GMT

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Mar 23, 2023 23:51:20 GMT BuckSkin said:

....oh, and I hope the wife doesn't recognize her grey pants.

Now that I think about it, I hope that bug didn't get any of that poison oil on those pants --- if she starts getting blisters, I am going to keep my mouth shut.

Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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American Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus) Mar 24, 2023 3:31:42 GMT BuckSkin likes this

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Mar 23, 2023 23:56:19 GMT BuckSkin said:

Mar 23, 2023 23:51:20 GMT BuckSkin said:

....oh, and I hope the wife doesn't recognize her grey pants.

Now that I think about it, I hope that bug didn't get any of that poison oil on those pants --- if she starts getting blisters, I am going to keep my mouth shut.

I promise not to tell...

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