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Blister Beetle - Tricrania sanguinipennis I spotted a bunch of these beetles when I was watching my son&#039;s baseball game. I collected one beetle because I knew my phone pics would be terrible. I got video of them mating and wandering in and out of bee holes in the dirt.<br /> <br /> These beetles are flightless parasitoids of colonial bees. 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Blister Beetle - Tricrania sanguinipennis

I spotted a bunch of these beetles when I was watching my son's baseball game. I collected one beetle because I knew my phone pics would be terrible. I got video of them mating and wandering in and out of bee holes in the dirt.

These beetles are flightless parasitoids of colonial bees. The adults overwinter in brood cells of the host and emerge in early spring.





Habitat: Bee holes in the ground; little league baseball field in a rural area
Blood-winged Blister Beetle - Tricrania sanguinipennis I spotted a bunch of these beetles when I was watching my son's baseball game. I collected one beetle because I knew my phone pics would be terrible. I got video of them mating and wandering in and out of bee holes in the dirt.<br /> <br /> These beetles are flightless parasitoids of colonial bees. The adults overwinter in brood cells of the host and emerge in early spring.<br /> <br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/712651923<br /> https://vimeo.com/712651750<br /> <br /> Habitat: Bee holes in the ground; little league baseball field in a rural area<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135514/blister_beetle_-_tricrania_sanguinipennis.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135516/blister_beetle_-_tricrania_sanguinipennis.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135515/blister_beetle_-_tricrania_sanguinipennis.html Blood-winged Blister Beetle,Geotagged,Meloidae,Spring,Tricrania,Tricrania sanguinipennis,United States,beetle,blister beetle

Blister Beetle - Tricrania sanguinipennis I spotted a bunch of these beetles when I was watching my son's baseball game. I collected one beetle because I knew my phone pics would be terrible. I got video of them mating and wandering in and out of bee holes in the dirt.<br /> <br /> These beetles are flightless parasitoids of colonial bees. The adults overwinter in brood cells of the host and emerge in early spring.<br /> <br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/712651923<br /> https://vimeo.com/712651750<br /> <br /> Habitat: Bee holes in the ground; little league baseball field in a rural area<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135514/blister_beetle_-_tricrania_sanguinipennis.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135516/blister_beetle_-_tricrania_sanguinipennis.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135515/blister_beetle_-_tricrania_sanguinipennis.html Geotagged,Tricrania sanguinipennis,United States

Blister Beetle - Tricrania sanguinipennis I spotted a bunch of these beetles when I was watching my son's baseball game. I collected one beetle because I knew my phone pics would be terrible. I got video of them mating and wandering in and out of bee holes in the dirt.<br /> <br /> These beetles are flightless parasitoids of colonial bees. The adults overwinter in brood cells of the host and emerge in early spring.<br /> <br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/712651923<br /> https://vimeo.com/712651750<br /> <br /> Habitat: Bee holes in the ground; little league baseball field in a rural area<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135514/blister_beetle_-_tricrania_sanguinipennis.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135516/blister_beetle_-_tricrania_sanguinipennis.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135515/blister_beetle_-_tricrania_sanguinipennis.html Geotagged,Spring,Tricrania sanguinipennis,United States

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The Blood-winged Blister Beetle

''Tricrania sanguinipennis'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 22, 2022. Captured Apr 24, 2022 15:37 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • iPhone 12
  • f/1.6
  • 1/1575s
  • ISO32
  • 4.2mm