Deep Purple, Pt. 2 - _TNY_9476
Here's a violet tanbark beetle (Callidium violaceum), a species in the longhorn beetle family which lays its eggs in dead spruce and pine wood - preferably dry wood which makes it drawn to stored firewood
Part one was taken on the ground and not on the side of a red house and can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51492498969/
Despite what the name suggests, these also come in a greenish blue tone as well as this darker violet version. It's not a gender thing, they just come in both colours. Here's an example of the other colour form: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/29973426382/
Deep Purple, Pt. 2 - _TNY_9476
Here's a violet tanbark beetle (Callidium violaceum), a species in the longhorn beetle family which lays its eggs in dead spruce and pine wood - preferably dry wood which makes it drawn to stored firewood
Part one was taken on the ground and not on the side of a red house and can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51492498969/
Despite what the name suggests, these also come in a greenish blue tone as well as this darker violet version. It's not a gender thing, they just come in both colours. Here's an example of the other colour form: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/29973426382/