We are in the middle of California State testing, i.e. STAR testing, just finishing up our first English Language Arts test when we notice a strange bug crawling on the floor. I quickly grabbed one of the students snack cups and a piece of paper to capture this odd looking creature. Once captured it almost appeared dead. The insect had retracted its legs and wasn't moving. We quickly took pictures so that we could send them to the local UC Extension contact. I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley and I had never seen anything like this. Once I got home I sent the pictures off to the UC Extension office. By the next morning I had positive identification on the bug. He is a Diabolical Ironclad Beetle.
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