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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Ironclad Beetles (Zopheridae) » Ironclad Beetles (Zopherinae) » Zopherini » Zopherus » Zopherus nodulosus » Texas Ironclad Beetle (Zopherus nodulosus haldemani)
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Large Beetle - Zopherus nodulosus
Copyright © 2005 Brian Malow

Large Beetle - Zopherus nodulosus
Spicewood, Travis County, Texas, USA
May 20, 2005
Size: close to 2" long
Found on the porch of a friend's house, outside of Austin. When touched, it pulled its legs in and played dead. After being ignored for at least 15 minutes, I noticed it was still keeping up the charade.

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Contributed by Brian Malow on 21 June, 2005 - 4:38am
Last updated 19 March, 2017 - 4:45pm

Super cool
I came across this little beauty on my porch in northern New York last year. I love this one, but I'm always afraid to handle any bug because I never know if it will sting or bite or pinch me!
… Frog_kids, 8 July, 2012 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

 
This bug is restricted to Texas...
Not sure what you found in NY...
… Mike Quinn, 8 July, 2012 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Zopherus.
… john and jane balaban, 21 April, 2007 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

Zopherus nodulosus haldemani Horn
Here's some more information on the Southwestern Ironclad Beetle - Zopherus nodulosus haldemani Horn for when a page is created for the species.

MQ, Austin

Texas Beetle Info
TexasEnto.net/beetles.htm
… Mike Quinn, 26 December, 2005 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

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