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Firefly beetle larva
by: Moni

Kimi
Thanks to the comments about the lighting up I believe you have a flrefly beetle larva. The plates on the upper surface and lighting up are the keys to its ID. There are many species of lightning bugs. Depending on the species the beetles have a different flashing pattern. If you watch the beetles at night you will see some only flash once quickly, some flash a long time, some flash twice quickly, etc.
Please check out this web site and see if your critter looks similar?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/294636
Here is another site about fireflies or lightning bugs that show other larva.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/85

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