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Insects of the day (2)

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  • Ante1Ante1 Posts: 3,085
    Afternoon all. I found this beetle yesterday when was digging one of my fields. Does anyone know his name, because I saw it for the first time. Quite large, length around 4 cm, and little bit aggressive (my fault, I was bothering him with cell phone).   




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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    It's an oil beetle but I don't know much about them. There's a link to an ID guide on this page though https://www.buglife.org.uk/get-involved/surveys/oil-beetle-hunt/
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,718
    Ideas please what these insects are? @wild edges
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    They look like European False Milkweed Bugs @floralies but not 100% sure.
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    Nice hoppers @Crazybeelady
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    floralies said:
    Ideas please what these insects are? @wild edges
    They're definitely Seed Bug nymphs but not one we get in the UK I suspect. The iNaturalist AI suggests Spilostethus pandurus but I can't find a good ID guide to the nymphs to compare them sorry.


    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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