Sandy got a good shot of these guys too: www.flickr.com/photos/sandybird/17142281/
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Oily Blister Beetles -- still need a species ID. Taken in a forested area on Sandy Hook, NJ (mature mid-Atlantic barrier-beach community, holly & deciduous trees). They're huge -- the top one is ~3.5 cm (1.4") long. Best large.
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Everyone's favorite insect pest. Having made short work of this fern, these Japanese Beetles were busy making more Japanese Beetles. Latest in what seems to be turning into a continuing series of insects mating!
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The latest insects caught in flagrante. Thanks to urtica for the ID -- they are Goldenrod Soldier Beetles: bugguide.net/node/view/438. Seen in New Brunswick, Canada, on a quick photo mission roadside across from our motel in the AM.
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