#Coleoptera

Parked the car 100m from the River Welland today. Came back to find it absolutely covered in Helophorus aequalis, sadly all fried in the sun.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #UKWildlife

In addition to the photo, I have also begun my career as an entomological video pornographer... Please be gentle, this is my first #Macro #Video ever 😁

Shot with a Fuji X-S10, Laowa 65mm Macro, and a hand held light...

youtu.be/YcayIXEnwsY?...

#Bugsex
#Beetles
#Coleoptera
#Insect(s
#Invert(s

Asian lady Beetle Mating

The Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis getting it on. Note the sexually transmitted fungus, Hesperomyces harmoniae on the male's back.

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Oh hey #BugSex. These are Asian Lady #Beetles, #Harmonia axyridis. Note the green leafy things on the back of the male, that's a sexually transmitted #fungus, #Hesperomyces harmoniae 😱

#Macrophotography
#Coleoptera
#Invert(s
#Nature

Too rainy for insect hunting today, so here's one from yesterday, the longhorn beetle Poecilium alni, which I'd never seen (or indeed heard of) until 2 weeks ago, and now I've seen twice. #Beetle #Coleoptera #Insect #Nature

Long Horned #Beetles are a fantastic group. #Hippopsis lemniscata here may take the prize for antennae length to body size 😁

#Macrophotography
#Invert(s
#Insect(s
#Coleoptera

In the pink - Anaglyptus mysticus.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macro #macrophotography #UKWildlife #OlympusTG6

Cionus tuberculosus.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macro #macrophotography #UKWildlife #OlympusTG6

#LiteratureNotice Pablo Cea et al. Catalog and distribution atlas of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: #Coleoptera) of El Salvador doi.org/10.22201/ib..... #Beetle #Beetles #NewRecords #Biodiveristy

Continuing todays Beetleisousness, I present these ridiculously #awesome antennae of the Obsolete Long-horned #Beetle, Acanthocinus obsoletus (No I don't know why they call it obsolete.

#Macrophotography
#Coleoptera
#Invert(s
#Insect(s

After a very busy day on Friday, I spent the weekend recovering. We now return to mostly regular #Macrophotography posts with some #BUGSEX! These frisky June #beetles are believed to be genus #Plectris😂 The first shot is a focus stack.

#Coleoptera
#Invert(s

In case you were confused.

16 Spot Ladybird, Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
14 Spot Ladybird, Propylea quattuordecimpunctata

#beetles #Coccinellidae #Coleoptera #VC55 #UKWildlife

Sawyer Beetle (genus #Monochamus) Portrait.
#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro
Hand-held focus stack

#invert(s
#Macrophotography
#Coleoptera

I swear this is the most UWU beetle I have ever seen, I love it😻. This is #Polyphylla occidentalis, a Lined June #Beetle.

#Invertefest
#Coleoptera
#Insect(s
#Macrophotography

I set the moth station up to attract all sorts of neat things in addition to moths. I did not expect his ridiculously fabulous #beetle, the Fiery Searcher, #Calosoma scrutator.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#Macrophotography
#Coleoptera
#invert(s
#insect(s

Acorn Weevil - Curculia glandium, in a Worcestershire woodland.
#worcswildlife #insects #beetles #Coleoptera

Apple Fruit Weevil, Neocoenorrhinus aequatus.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macro #macrophotography #UKWildlife #OlympusTG6

#LiteratureNotice Rodionova et al. Study of stridulatory organs in the family #Heteroceridae (#Insecta: #Coleoptera). kmkjournals.com/journals/REJ... #Beetles #Morphology #VariegatedMudLovingBeetles

Scarlet Lily Beetle - Lilioceris lilii.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macro #macrophotography #UKWildlife

#LiteratureNotice Botero et al. An annotated type catalogue of the #Cerambycidae (#Insecta: #Coleoptera) in the Zoological Museum Hamburg. doi.org/10.5852/ejt.... #Beetle #Beetles #LonghornBeetles #Biodiversity #NewRecords

Why are there so many species of beetle?
arstechnica.com/science/2024...
#beetles #Coleoptera #Insects

#LiteratureNotice Hsing-Che et al. Notes on Hydradephaga and #Hydrophilidae (#Insecta: #Coleoptera) of the Matsu Islands, including a #NewRecords of Platynectes dissimilis (Sharp, 1873) from Taiwan. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #Beetle #Beetles #Taxonomy

#LiteratureNotice Schutz & Little. #Coleoptera associated with intermittent streams and their riparian zones in south coastal British Columbia. doi.org/10.4039/tce.... #Beetle #Beetles #Biodiversity

Hawthorns Ahoy!
The Hawthorns in Leicestershire are just at the bud burst stage, and a good source for some interesting insects: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2024/04/hawt...
#Bugs #Beetles #Coleoptera #Hemiptera #macrophotography #VC55 #macro #UKWildlife

Hawthorns Ahoy!

The Hawthorns in Leicestershire are just at the bud burst stage, and frankly looking a bit sparse still. Nevertheless, beating the emerging ...

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#LiteratureNotice Hsing-Che et al. First report of the family Scirtidae (#Insecta: #Coleoptera) from Kinmen Island and Lanyu Island, Taiwan. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #Beetle #Beetles #MarshBeetles #NewRecords

This fabulous Palmetto #Weevil, Rhynchophorus cruentatus, (our largest) came ambling across the driveway today and nicely posed. Believed to be a female due to the smooth rostrum (snout)

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#Beetle
#Invert(s
#Insect(s
#Coleoptera
#Macrophotography
#Nature

#LiteratureNotice Rana & Mozhui. First report of the longhorn beetle, Rosalia (Eurybatus) formosa (Saunders, 1839) (#Insecta: #Coleoptera: #Cerambycidae) from Mizoram, India. doi.org/10.11609/jot... #Beetle #Beetles #LonghornBeetles #NewRecords

#LiteratureNotice Deb et al. Sacred river of Pune: boon or bane for the diversity of aquatic beetles (#Insecta: #Coleoptera). doi.org/10.11609/jot... #Beetle #Beetles #Biodiversity

#Käfer ( #Coleoptera) 6
#Curculionoidea, #Nemonychidae, #Rüsselkäfer ( #Curculionidae)

Morgen mach ich dann mit den Flauschlingen (Lepidoptera) weiter🤭
Hier ist nochmal ein riesiges DANKESCHÖN an @gromesroland.bsky.social für all die tollen Threads fällig!

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#Käfer ( #Coleoptera) 5
#Blattkäfer ( #Chrysomelidae)

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#Käfer ( #Coleoptera) 4
#Bockkäfer ( #Cerambycidae), #Scheinbockkäfer ( #Oedemeridae)

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#Käfer ( #Coleoptera) 3
#Cleroidea, #Malachiinae ( #Zipfelkäfer), #Cucujoidea, #Tenebrionoidea

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#Käfer ( #Coleoptera) 2
#Sumpfkäfer ( #Scirtidae), #Prachtkäfer ( #Buprestidae), #Elateroidea, #Bostrichoidea

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#Käfer ( #Coleoptera) 1
Untergruppe #Adephaga: #Laufkäfer ( #Carabidae), #Schwimmkäfer ( #Dytiscidae), #Polyphaga, #Staphylinoidea, #Scarabaeoidea

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On the surface, all calm. Lurking beneath, the deadly Colymbetes fuscus larva. Mind your fingers.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macro #macrophotography #UKWildlife

Here's an interesting one: #Beetles are getting smaller, #spiders are getting bigger.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Arachnids #Coleoptera

#LiteratureNotice Pal et al. New prey record of giant ladybird beetle Anisolemnia dilatata (Fabricius) (#Coccinellidae: #Coleoptera) feeding on Som Plant Aphid Aiceona sp. doi.org/10.11609/jot... #Beetle #Beetles #LadyBeetles #Faunistics

Cream Spot Ladybird - Calvia quattuordecimguttata.
#beetles #Coccinellidae #Coleoptera #VC55 #macro #UKWildlife

#LiteratureNotice Kumar et al. Desert #Carabidae (#Insecta: #Coleoptera) of India. doi.org/10.11609/jot... #Beetle #Beetles #GroundBeetles #CheckList

The declining 2 Spot Ladybird - Adalia bipunctata - the only UK ladybird which has been affected by the arrival of the Harlequin Ladybird.
#Coccinellidae #Coleoptera #VC55 #macro #UKWildlife

LiteratureNotice Hegde et al. New state records of #LonghornBeetles (#Insecta: #Coleoptera: #Cerambycidae) from Meghalaya, India. doi.org/10.11609/jot... #Beetle #Beetles #NewRecords

#LiteratureNotice Hacet & Colonnelli. #NewRecords of Ceutorhynchinae (Insecta: #Coleoptera, #Curculionidae) for the Fauna of Turkish Thrace and Türkiye. doi.org/10.51963/jer... #Beetle #Beetles #TrueWeevils

#LiteratureNotice Ashor et al. Biology and morphology of Lampetis mimosae (#Buprestidae, #Coleoptera) from Iraq. dx.doi.org/10.55446/IJE... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles #Taxonomy

"Now, where do you keep the mildew?"
Mildew-feeder 22 Spot Ladybird - Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata.
#Coccinellidae #Coleoptera #VC55 #macro

"Reflex blood" - not actual blood but the highly distasteful fluid stressed ladybirds release to (effectively) deter predators).
Cream-streaked Ladybird - Harmonia quadripunctata
#Coccinellidae #Coleoptera #VC55 #macro

The Trickster
10 Spot Ladybird - Adalia decempunctata; BROWN LEGS (c.f. 2 Spot Ladybird - black legs).
#Coccinellidae #Coleoptera #VC55 #macro

Carludovica palmata (#Cyclanthaceae) has thermogenic inflorescences. The long, spaghetti-like staminodes emit a fragrance that attracts small cucurlionid beetles. Heating of the inflorescence helps volatilize the fragrance. #thermogenesis #cantharophily #Coleoptera #Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪

Magnolia denudata (#Magnoliaceae) is another beetle-pollinated species. The pollinators are large #Coleoptera (#Scarabaeidae). The thermal image shows that the stamens & carpels heat up. AOX respiration generates the heat. Thermal image from bit.ly/3S58s0V
#Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪

#LiteratureNotice López & Baena. New teratological cases in #Coleoptera (#Cerambycidae, #Vesperidae, #Buprestidae, #Tenebrionidae, #Cicindelidae) doi.org/10.35249/rch... #Beetle #Beetles