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Black and red blister beetle (Megetra vitiate)

Don't pick this one up. Blister beetles emit cantharidin, a chemical that causes painful blisters on the skin. I found this one while hiking the Continental Divide Trail on some heavily overgrazed land near Lordsburg, New Mexico.

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Uploaded on January 24, 2021
Taken on October 24, 2017