July 6, 2022

I am known as an Orange Blister Beetle

Because my hemolymph causes blisters

Hemolymph is basically invertebrate blood - 

But without red blood cells, unlike human critters.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN323

https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-blood-and-hemolymph/

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson