Cysteodemus armatus
Desert Spider Beetle
A member of the Family Meloidae (Blister Beetles),
Order Coleoptera (Beetles), Class Insecta (Insects),
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods), Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
View from above, at first glance resembling a large spider.
Along Cima-Kelso Road, about 9 miles south of Cima, at ca. 3200 feet elevation.
6 April 2008.
Image copyright © Lee Dittmann.
Detail of prior image.
6 April 2008.
Image copyright © Lee Dittmann.
Same beetle as in prior images, showing more of the habitat.
6 April 2008.
Image copyright © Lee Dittmann.
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