Sunday, January 11, 2015

Blister Beetle

I took this photo of a blister beetle, of which there is a large variety. I think this is the Cape Mounted Rifles (CMR) beetle. A single such beetle in the pot may mean death, and they may cause blisters if they land on one's skin. For what reason I don't know, they tend to buzz around one in the veld. OBSERVATION: There was a blister beetle in the mission in the Pacific, which assassins found quite handy: the kareve beetle. There was a failed assassination attempt on High Commissioner Arthur Grimble with such a beetle. You may click on the photo to enlarge to 160k.

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