If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Stink Beetle/Darkling Pinacate Beetle (Eleodes Species)

Stink Beetles (or stinkbugs, as I like to call them) are abundant here on our property. The first time I saw one was probably circa 2007 - they're unmistakable because of their shiny black bodies and penchant to stand up on their front legs and stick their hiny up at you when disturbed, potentially emitting a weak stinky odor in the process. The photos here are of a stink beetle meandering through our campsite at Jumbo Rocks on our recent trip to Joshua Tree National Park.
 9/24/16 Campsite #82, Jumbo Rocks, Joshua Tree National Park, 
San Bernardino County, CA

9/24/16

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Stink Beetle, Darkling Beetle

SPECIES: Eleodes species

FAMILY: Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)

LIFE LIST DATE: Circa 2007 

LOCATION: La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA. 
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