January 20, 2019

steve price
Filght Park State Rec. Area, Draper, Utah, USA
Filght Park State Rec. Area, Draper, Utah, USA
07/01/2021
06:30 pm
06:30 pm
Motorola G7 Cell Phone image.
Cropped, contrast, color adjustments.
This is a common Desert Stink Beetle found in the Southwest USA. As the left image shows, they are harmless and remained calm in my hand for the picture. But when there is a perceived threat, they will flee or stand their ground...usually nearly vertical and squirt an unpleasant, malodorous, biochemical spray. The right image shows the beetle ready to spray.
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January 20, 2019
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