{"id":1038,"date":"2011-06-22T06:28:04","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T13:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2011-06-25T16:21:11","modified_gmt":"2011-06-25T23:21:11","slug":"blister-beetle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/?p=1038","title":{"rendered":"Blister Beetle"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1049\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/bugs\/blister-beetle\/attachment\/closeup-of-blister-beetle-on-hand\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1052\" title=\"Closeup of Blister Beetle on Hand\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/wp-content\/uploads-AZBugCo\/2011\/06\/Closeup-of-Blister-Beetle-on-Hand_300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of Blister Beetle on Hand\" title=\"Closeup of Blister Beetle on Hand\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1049\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Closeup of Blister Beetle on Hand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blister beetles get their name because of they have a defensive secretion made up of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantharidin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Cantharidin Poison\">cantharidin<\/a>. There are over 7000 species known worldwide and they come in many colors, shapes, and sizes. The adults typically feed on a wide variety of plants and flowers and the larva enjoy grasshopper eggs. They can cause damage in gardens and crops because they will feed on the leaves of your plants. You generally don&#8217;t want to handle them bare handed because if they become agitated they can release the blistering agent.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1051\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/bugs\/blister-beetle\/attachment\/large-blister-beetle-on-mans-glove\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1053\" title=\"Large Blister Beetle on Mans Glove\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/wp-content\/uploads-AZBugCo\/2011\/06\/Large-Blister-Beetle-on-Mans-Glove_300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Large Blister Beetle on Mans Glove\" title=\"Large Blister Beetle on Mans Glove\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1051\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large Blister Beetle on Mans Glove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blister beetles get their name because of they have a defensive secretion made up of cantharidin. 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