The Good Mimic - _TNY_5376
When you're a leaf beetle and just eat vegetarian, it can be an advantage to imitate a carnivourous ladybird/ladybug which is exactly what this Gonioctena decemnotata is trying. Not doing too bad a job of it either if you ask me.
2.4:1 magnification shot using the Canon MP-E65mm during a visit to the Skeppnan nature reserve just south of lake Öran in Haninge.
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Uploaded on August 18, 2020
Taken on June 9, 2020
The Good Mimic - _TNY_5376
When you're a leaf beetle and just eat vegetarian, it can be an advantage to imitate a carnivourous ladybird/ladybug which is exactly what this Gonioctena decemnotata is trying. Not doing too bad a job of it either if you ask me.
2.4:1 magnification shot using the Canon MP-E65mm during a visit to the Skeppnan nature reserve just south of lake Öran in Haninge.
522
views
18
faves
7
comments
Uploaded on August 18, 2020
Taken on June 9, 2020