Oil beetle
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The oil beetle (or Meloe) is a blister beetle genus. They are called "oil beetles" because they release oily droplets of hemolymph when disturbed.[1]
The liquid is a poisonous chemical that causes skin blistering and painful swelling.
Members of this genus do not have wings. They have shortened elytra.
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- ↑ "Oil Beetles". BugGuide. Retrieved Feb. 20, 2017. Check date values in:
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