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2023
Pipestone Creek


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Nutall's blister beetle

Nutall's blister beetle
I saw this beetle in a ditch beside a grid road in southeastern Saskatchewan. I needed an app to identify it as Nutall's blister beetle. I have yet to learn why it's called a blister beetle.

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 Ronald Losure
Ronald Losure club
I found this information through Google. I hope I don't encounter one.

Blister beetles are beetles in the family Meloidae. They are named for the cantharidin toxin found in their bodily fluids, which can induce blisters on human skin and life-threatening inflammations in horses and animals.

Blister beetles are attracted to lights at night, so that is one common way by which they are encountered by people. The irritation and blisters that form can be painful but usually are not life-threatening.
16 months ago.
William (Bill) Armst… club has replied to Ronald Losure club
Thanks Ronald. I’m glad I didn’t touch it
16 months ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Superbe et si riche en couleurs !
16 months ago.
William (Bill) Armst… club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing club
Merci. I appreciate your comment.
16 months ago.

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