Hi Kim,
This one is a ground beetle, a member of the family Carabidae. They
feed on other soft bodied insects, so they are not a threat to stored
foods or other organic materials.
Tim
On 10/14/2010 4:59 PM, Kim Adkins wrote:
Thank you all so much for your help identifying my bug from
yesterday. To paraphrase the song, "another day, another bug".
Again, I don't think this bug is a baddie, but I wanted to be sure.
This one is about 0.5 inches long. It's about 0.25 inches wide.
Sorry about the weird purple streaks on the picture. I took a few,
but they kept showing up. Thanks again for your help!
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3196 - Release Date: 10/14/10
06:34:00
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Everett D. (Tim) Cashatt, Ph.D.
Chair and Curator of Zoology
Illinois State Museum
Research and Collection Center
1011 E. Ash Street
Springfield, IL 62703
Tel. (217) 782-6689
FAX (217) 785-2857
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