Darkling Ground Beetle - Dentate Stink Beetle
Family: Tenebrionidae
Eleodes dentipes
2013
RCC Nature 1st Place Advance Level & Best in Show (Sequence of 2)
[1 of 2]Darkling Beetle AKA a Stink Beetle in the genus Eleodes
[2 of 2] When disturbed the beetle raises it hind end & can emit a malodorous secretion making it undesirable as food for predators.
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BugGuide.net reply to my pix "This is a darkling beetle in the genus Eleodes, they are definitely stinky!"