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"They can be seen in tandem formation when mating which can take from 12 hours up to 7 days. The long period of copulating is probably used by the males as a form of ejaculate-guarding under high competition with other males." (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebug)
I didn't have my macro lens with me when I saw this colourful beetle in the grounds of St George in the East but the normal lens has done a pretty good job of picking up its detail.
Firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) take their time when mating and can be coupled to their partner for hours, typically walking around like that (one of them obviously backwards). I shot a pair here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/46943612295/ and right after, a black garden ant (Lasius niger) showed up, watching the two getting it on.
Firebugs are not averse from sucking a bit of hemocel from each other; here I came across what looks like a real robbery.
They say a change is as good as a rest (I dispute this, but...) but with that theory in mind, here's 3 pics I took at a friend's gig last week.
The setting was uber dark, so I had to be a little creative with the settings. The results have been well received though :)
Black Cat / Heft-Reihe
Black Cat
cover: Lee Elias
- Flames Over Hollywood!
(art: Lee Elias)
Reprints from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #28 (April 1951)
- The Black Cat Adopts a Kitten!
(art: Lee Elias)
Reprints from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #28 (April 1951)
- A Day In the Life of Linda Turner
(art: Lee Elias)
Reprints from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #28 (April 1951)
- The Crimson Raider!
(art: Lee Elias)
Reprints from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #28 (April 1951)
- Mistaken Identity
(art: Lee Elias)
Reprints from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #22 (April 1950)
- Jungle Danger!
(art: Lee Elias)
Reprints from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #14 (November 1948)
- Perils of Linda Turner!
(art: Lee Elias)
Reprints from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #15 (January 1949)
Harvey (Giant Size Harvey Comics.) / USA 1962
Reprint / Comic-Club NK 2010
ex libris MTP
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cat_(Harvey_Comics)
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Pyrrhocoris apterus,
Natanya's Winter Pond Park, Israel, 2019-01-05
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פארק שלולית החורף בנתניה, ישראל, 5 בינואר 2019
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Pyrrhocoris apterus (Pyrrhocoridae)
Feuerwanzen
Frühlingsgefühle bei den Feuerwanzen …
firebugs
Firebugs got spring fever …
Last full day in Albarracín.
I am writing this in the hotel waiting for Jools to return from her trip to some hot springs. I have been huting butterflies once again, and although no new species for me today, lots seen and another 300 shots taken.
We do the usual stuff before going down the 500 steps to breakfast, where there is the usual rolls, yogurt, cakes and cold meats and cheese. And coffee.
Back up to the room for last minute preparations, Jools leaves at nine as the springs were about a two hour drive away, and we meet up at the buses at half nine, all ready for the half hour trip to the first stop.
Cañón de los Arcos is a beauty spot. And a fine canyon winding back into the mountains, all carved by a small stream. Before the cayon closes in, there are a few meadows, and on those should be the butterflies.
I say should be, because it would seem Spanish butterflies like their kip, and didn't really start appearing until half eleven, when we had just half an hour before we moved on.
But there was the canyon to explore, and look at the flowers and other plants. Above us over 30 Griffin Vultures circled, it now warm enough for them ride thermals, and just above the cliffs, several Chouffs squawked and flapped the morning away.
A few other visitors were there too, but for the most part, it was just our party stretched out along the path through and into the canyon.
I suppose we got a bit used to spectacular settings and landscapes, but the sheer rock faces and views opening up as I pressed in into the canyon were a wonder for the eyes, and also be out of earshot of other people.
The next two stops were revisits as they had been so fruitful, the first a 20 minute drive to the dried up river valley, where we hoped to see more Large Tortoiseshells.
I had the joy of sitting in the front passenger seat whilst Dave drove, so had views of the rolling countryside and picturesque villages we went through, it also kept Gillian quiet ias she was in the seats behind, though she did try to complain about most things.
We parked in the valley, had lunch of salads! roughage!
Then we went off, with me offering to show Gillian where I saw the Large Torties, as she had never seen them before. We ambled up the track and sat waiting for 45 minutes, but none came down from the treetops.
However, on the walk back, a single one was perched at the top of a rock face, and on occasion, sunlight would glint off its wings. Other had seen it land, so we know it was on, so in the world of flutterbies it counts as a species tick.
Next up was a quiet lay by we had been to on Monday, hoping to see a repeat of the Sooty Orange Tip action. As we climbed out of the bus, on of the Japanese guests realised she had lost her bag at the previous site, and it contained her passport! So Dave took her back so they could rescue it, which they did as the valley is so unvisited.
We milled around, but no repeat of the excitement, but more shots taken anyway.
And that was it for another day. Another 12,000 steps done, and more hot and bothered than on previous days. Just glad to get back on the bus one last time for the 15 mile drive back to the hotel.
Jools got back to the hotel at half seven, so I missed the de-brief. I have also lost the check sheet, so for the most art, no idea what I am photographing.
No change there.
So, at eight, we walk down to the restaurant to wait for the rest of the group, where we have our last dinner in the town, and as a treat the owners supply us with home made flavoured liqueurs that flowed well into the night.
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This common European bug is on the northernmost edge of its range in Britain and is the sole member of its family to occur here. A very distinctive species which should be unmistakeable; be sure to rule out Corizus hyoscyami which is superficially similar. Usually brachypterous in Britain, but macropterous adults have recently been recorded.
Historically very rare and known only from a single Devon population, but many other colonies have been recently reported from Surrey, Sussex, Essex, Suffolk, Kent and Bedfordshire, most of which are probably the result of accidental introductions. The appearance of macropterous individuals capable of flight may allow the species to spread here much more effectively in the future.
Usually associated with Tree Mallow and lime trees, feeding on the fruits. It forms dense and conspicuous aggregations in the spring, prior to mating.
Adult: All year
Length 8.5-10 mm
www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Pyrrhocoridae/p_apteru...