Mating round fungus beetles on slime mold
Found at Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods SNA in east-central Wisconsin. Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found in mixed hardwood forest. Found on the trunk of a dead fallen debarked hardwood tree. Slime mold appears to be a Chocolate Tube Slime and the beetles seem to have been extensively feeding on it.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.
Mating round fungus beetles on slime mold
Found at Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods SNA in east-central Wisconsin. Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found in mixed hardwood forest. Found on the trunk of a dead fallen debarked hardwood tree. Slime mold appears to be a Chocolate Tube Slime and the beetles seem to have been extensively feeding on it.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.