a small gray blister beetle, it's as long as the the base of your pinky finger is wide. light-gray in coloration, its elytra are shortened to the point where you can see its black abdomen. it has a small head and thorax compared to the size of said abdomen. dark red legs, with a few black segments, mainly at the start and end of the legs.

you get the gist, old bug picture that i've posted to inaturalist already! it's a Red-Legged Blister Beetle (Epicauta nigritarsis)
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small beetle, with a rough grainy exoskeleton. entirely black, apart from the short dark brown antennae. small head and thorax when compared to the abdomen.

found this cool Black Blister Beetle (Epicauta pensylvanica) i found a while back!
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