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AKA Desert Spider Beetle
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Cortes de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain
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Arizona, United States
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Lytta fulvipennis. Seems to be a tarantula hawk mimic. One of several beetles that pollinates (and feeds on) prickly poppy flowers. Blister beetles contain cantharidin, a dangerous irritant and ancient aphrodisiac called Spanish fly--the blister beetle called by that name was the normal source of the chemical. The Spanish fly beetle and this one belong to the same genus. Blister beetles are dangerous to horses if eaten by them in their feed.
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Florida, United States
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Peru, Pasco, Puerto Bermudez 800m.14.xi.1984.M. Cooper
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Image created for the National Trust.Depth of field removed by CombineZP.Image composited with Photoshop CS5.
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Willow Canyon, Arizona, United States
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Jimena, Andalucia, Spain
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Arizona, United States
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Photography by Helena Maratheftis
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Cortes de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain
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Photography by Helena Maratheftis
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Cortes de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Jimena, Andalucia, Spain
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia