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3mm beetle - No ID

 
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Sep 30, 2007 20:55 |  #1

Got this one this morning. No idea what it is.


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Sep 30, 2007 21:21 |  #2

Carpet beetle maybe. Seems like someone posted one of those the other day.
Someone said it was a carpet beetle, because it will eat natural fiber carpets.


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Sep 30, 2007 21:31 |  #3

Seems like these carpet bugs are all over the show now...nice shot Trace.


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Sep 30, 2007 23:37 |  #4

Peepaw wrote in post #4039573 (external link)
Carpet beetle maybe. Seems like someone posted one of those the other day.
Someone said it was a carpet beetle, because it will eat natural fiber carpets.

Haha o bugger. yes it was me the other day with 1, and i found another 1 today. it is a carpet eating beetle. atleast ur 1 is outside:p


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Sep 30, 2007 23:44 as a reply to  @ lance v's post |  #5

nicely captured Trace.

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Oct 01, 2007 00:18 |  #6

Lovely shot of a varied carpet beetle :)
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Oct 01, 2007 02:56 as a reply to  @ LordV's post |  #7

Nice shot.

At least it's not indoors... ;)


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Oct 01, 2007 03:09 |  #8

Thanks for your comments everyone, and particularly for the ID.


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That's a pretty good shot Trace - better than my attempt that I posted the other day. Very nice lighting.

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Oct 01, 2007 21:15 |  #10

dpastern wrote in post #4041993 (external link)
That's a pretty good shot Trace - better than my attempt that I posted the other day. Very nice lighting.

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Thanks Dave. Reversed 18-55 and natural light.


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