Blister Beetle (Epicauta ruficeps)
Photographed in Penang.
As do other blister beetles, these produce cantharidin, a toxic terpenoid which can kill animals such as horses if they ingest enough of the beetles.
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Blister Beetle (Epicauta ruficeps)
Photographed in Penang.
As do other blister beetles, these produce cantharidin, a toxic terpenoid which can kill animals such as horses if they ingest enough of the beetles.
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Uploaded on October 25, 2011
Taken on May 5, 2008