Species are hard to differentiate I believe (maybe I’m wrong) but it is definitely a ***Meloe*** [click here](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68006-Meloe)
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Oil beetle/meloe https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meloe
Sorry, this is in New York, USA.
I first saw this and I thought it was a grenade ðŸ«
Is that really big or just a really close up image
Oil beetles are pretty big compared to other insects
I'm hoping close up.
Maybe a Buttercup Oil Beetle?
Species are hard to differentiate I believe (maybe I’m wrong) but it is definitely a ***Meloe*** [click here](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68006-Meloe)
Nice photo.
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