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Index of Subjects --f46d0434bfde9ee0eb04c7af1dfd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 One possibility is a broad-headed bug (Alydidae). A common species in old fields in Nova Scotia appears all black, until it flies. Then the bright reddish abdomen is obvious. A photo is here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/243503/bgpage DBMcC On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 10:27 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>wrote: > Hi all: > > I tried to get a picture of a wasp/beetle that I saw at Keji Seaside > Adjunct Yesterday. It took off and went deep into some foilage before I > could snap the shutter. I've not seen this particular beast before. It > was very large, about 1 in or close to it. All black, but very thin with a > bright orange abdomen. In some ways it reminded me of a fake wasp, but in > other respects of a large bettle of some sort. Any ideas from those with > an insect background? > > James R. Hirtle > Bridgewater > --f46d0434bfde9ee0eb04c7af1dfd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One possibility is a broad-headed bug (Alydidae). =A0A common species in ol= d fields in Nova Scotia appears all black, until it flies. Then the bright = reddish abdomen is obvious.<div><br></div><div>A photo is here: =A0<a href= =3D"http://bugguide.net/node/view/243503/bgpage">http://bugguide.net/node/v= iew/243503/bgpage</a></div> <div><br></div><div><br></div><div>DBMcC</div><div><br><br><div class=3D"gm= ail_quote">On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 10:27 PM, James Hirtle <span dir=3D"ltr"= ><<a href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jrhbirder@h= otmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div dir=3D"ltr"> Hi all:<br> =A0<br> I tried to get a picture of a wasp/beetle that I saw at Keji Seaside Adjunc= t Yesterday.=A0 It took off and went deep into some foilage before I could = snap the shutter.=A0 I've not seen this particular beast before.=A0 It = was very large, about 1 in or close to it.=A0 All black, but very thin with= a bright orange abdomen.=A0 In some ways it reminded me of a fake wasp, bu= t in other respects of a large bettle of some sort.=A0 Any ideas from those= with an insect background?<br> =A0<br> James R. Hirtle<br> Bridgewater<br> </div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --f46d0434bfde9ee0eb04c7af1dfd--
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