Meloe angusticollis
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The short-winged blister beetle, or oil beetle, Meloe angusticollis, is a species of blister beetle
, native to North America
. They average 8 – in length.
Blister beetle
Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. There are approximately 7,500 known species worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be...
, native to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. They average 8 – in length.