Photo by Mike May

This member of the order Coleoptera belongs to a group of beetles found most commonly in the western United States. Some members such as this Eleodes have a peculiar habit of standing in the position pictured above. What is the common name of this family of beetles?

1. Ground beetles
2. Blister beetles
3. Darkling beetles
4. Stag beetles

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