What is Blister beetle?
{{Automatic Taxobox | name = Blister beetles | image = Hycleus lugens, Meloidae.jpg | image_caption = ''Hycleus lugens'': notice the [[warning colouration]] | taxon = Meloidae | authority = [[Leonard Gyllenhaal|Gyllenhaal]], 1810 | subdivision_ranks = [[Subfamilies]] | subdivision = [[Eleticinae]]<br /> [[Meloinae]]<br /> [[Nemognathinae]]<br /> [[Tetraonycinae]] }} The '''blister beetle''' is a [[beetle]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] Meloidae. They secrete [[cantharidin]], a chemical that causes [[blister]]s. About 7,500 [[species]] are known worldwide. They are poisonous to predators. Blister beetles go through several [[larva]]l stages. The larvae mainly attack [[bee]]s. They also eat [[grasshopper]] eggs. Blister beetles are attracted to [[alfalfa]] and [[weed]]s during bloom. [[Category:Polyphaga]] {{-}} {{biology-stub}}