Australian Beetles
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Live specimen in photo aquarium made of microscope slides.
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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I believe that this is a False Potato Beetle. I was out doing macro photography yesterday and when I came home this beauty was on my front door. It was like it was waiting for me. I moved it to my garden and got some photos before it disappeared. Photographed in Maryland..
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!
Macro Mondays theme for June 10th: Childhood Toys
Today is my son's birthday, he loved (and his dad too) to play it with Matchbox cars and other brands.
My son has a pretty nice collection.
This is a miniature of a VW Beetle 1,5"
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I found this rather impressive beetle on a peony blossom recently. Because there's a few beetles that look quite similar, I'm not 100% sure of its ID, but I think this is a Trigonarthris minnesotana. If you know otherwise, please let me know.
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Click beetle (Athous haemorrhoidalis) on a leaf.
Nieskorek rudobrzuchy (Athous haemorroidalis) ma liściu.
And now for something different... a couple of days ago I was out at Confluence State Park-- the point where the Mississippi and Missouri rivers come together. Right at the tip where the rivers meet, there were quite a few of these beetles in the sand. They are a bit drab from a distance, but the patterns and colors become apparent when you look closely. Very cool little beetles!
I have not been able to find one with this specific coloration, but for some the orange and black is a common theme.
I really should photograph insects more often...
Thanks to a friend who lives not far from me, she mentioned a healthy population of Tansy Beetles in York that she knew of. So this last week I've been spending time at sunrise watching them. They're tiny (about the size of your little finger nail) and are endangered. This is because they rely solely on the Tansy plant of which they get their name. Unfortunately, like so much of our natural world, the Tansy plant and its wetland habitat is in decline. So I feel very privileged to have a these little critters close to home!
They're known as the 'Jewel of York' which is one of their last strongholds in the UK, and you can see why given their green iridescence. Amazing little animals!