The metallic Green Blister Beetle or Oil Beetle is a member of the Meloidaefamilt that produce a toxic secretion from leg joints called Cantharadin th

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The metallic Green Blister Beetle or Oil Beetle is a member of the Meloidaefamilt that produce a toxic secretion from leg joints called Cantharadin that blisters skin and can be fatal if larvae attach to bees and are taken to the nest where they deveolpe by eating the pollen store

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Location: Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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