tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107458886004409512.post6883001891375417821..comments2024-01-23T23:37:07.603+01:00Comments on JimenaPulse: Reader's Question: 'Don't like the look of this!?'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107458886004409512.post-46374387144757452802010-05-01T12:25:58.909+02:002010-05-01T12:25:58.909+02:00It's a red striped oil beetle. Here's a li...It's a red striped oil beetle. Here's a link: http://www.wildsideholidays.com/natural/insects-and-creepy-crawlies/94-beetles-and-bugs/316-red-striped-oil-beetle-meloe-majalis-aceitera.html.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107458886004409512.post-52578353720025464762010-04-30T10:15:01.158+02:002010-04-30T10:15:01.158+02:00Please see this link for your beetle : http://www....Please see this link for your beetle : http://www.wildsideholidays.com/natural/insects-and-creepy-crawlies/94-beetles-and-bugs/316-red-striped-oil-beetle-meloe-majalis-aceitera.html .<br /><br />I saw one for the first time last week above Jimena.<br /><br />Cheers AndrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107458886004409512.post-40258123893456726472010-04-30T08:45:31.212+02:002010-04-30T08:45:31.212+02:00It is the larva of the red striped oil beetle or b...It is the larva of the red striped oil beetle or blister beetle. Called a blister beetle because the adult can give off an oily substance which makes skin sore. Sometimes they are called "curitas" by the Spanish. <br />You can read more at http://www.wildsideholidays.com/natural/insects-and-creepy-crawlies/94-beetles-and-bugs/316-red-striped-oil-beetle-meloe-majalis-aceitera.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com