Australian Beetles
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Der Rosmarinkäfer stammt ursprünglich aus dem Mittelmeerraum. Dieser Schädlingskäfer breitet sich seit kurzem auch in Deutschland aus, leider auch in meinem Garten. Sicher, sie sind schön, aber tödlich für aromatische Kräuter wie Rosmarin, Lavendel, Salbei und Thymian.
The rosemary beetle originally comes from the Mediterranean region. This pest beetle has recently been spreading in Germany, unfortunately also in my garden. Sure, they're beautiful, but deadly to aromatic herbs like rosemary, lavender, sage, and thyme.
A quick trip out to Poldar Moss today but it was too hot, particularly when sitting in the full sun trying to photograph dragonflies. Nice to see the Green Tiger Beetles out in force.
These shiny beetles live on rotting wood which is a rather unglamorous living for such a good looking creature. This one caught my eye as I was using the swimming pool at our villa outside Chiang Mai
Sternocera aequisignata is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the subfamily Julodinae. Its bright metallic green elytra are frequently used jewellery making.
Live specimen in photo aquarium made of microscope slides.
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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Another image of a Tansy Beetle, this time on a sunnier sunrise which produced some lovely bokeh in the background. This little Beetle posed perfectly!
Click beetle (Athous haemorrhoidalis) on a leaf.
Nieskorek rudobrzuchy (Athous haemorroidalis) ma liściu.
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Ant bag beetle (Clytra laeviscula) on a stem of some flower.
Moszenica wierzbówka (Clytra laeviscula) na pędzie jakiegoś kwiatka.
I have not been able to find one with this specific coloration, but for some the orange and black is a common theme.
Arizona Blister Beetle (Epicauta arizonica) is a striking insect found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, thriving in desert and semi-arid regions. Adults feed on the leaves and flowers of plants, while their larvae parasitize grasshopper eggs. Though fascinating, these beetles can be pests, damaging crops like alfalfa and posing risks to livestock due to the toxic cantharidin they produce.
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Delta flower beetles are diurnal (active during daylight). Throughout much of their adult life, they are commonly found on and near flowers within tall grass and meadows. Their adult life revolves completely around flowers. Mating occurs on flowers and their adult diet consists mostly of pollen.
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South Carolina
Chrysolina graminis. River Ouse, York
The beetle is threatened due to reduction in suitable wetland habitat and food plants, including tansy tanacetum vulgare. UK distribution was thought to be restricted to the River Ouse in York but the species was rediscovered in the East Anglian Fens in 2014. The tansy beetle doesn’t travel far through its lifecycle and despite the presence of wings it rarely flies.
Both adults and larvae use the same host plant during their life cycle. As tansy often grows in discrete clumps, the total population of the beetle in an area may be divided and individuals may spend their entire life cycle within an area of a few square metres.
Adults mate between March and June. Between August and September, the resultant new adult population emerges to feed before returning underground to overwinter in October; emergence of adults is from March to April the next year.
Most adults from the earlier emergence die before the end of summer.
Survival during winter underfground hibernation is surprisingly high, as autumn and spring population sizes are very similar. This is despite annual winter flooding of the River Ouse, indicating that overwintering individuals must be extremely tolerant of long periods of inundation and oxygen deprivation.. Approximately 5% of overwintering adults do not emerge from the soil after the winter, but remain underground for the next year in a state of extended diapause and emerge in the following spring.
( Wikipedia)