2026MAR01

I have a lot of water soaks around the garden.

When I was topping up a tank overflowing, I saw something getting wet and moving. Took a closer look and it’s a Christmas beetle having a drink, then getting soaked.

#Melbourne / #Beetles / #Anoplognathus / #Scarab

#DidYouKnow that the #Anoplognathus pallidicollis beetle genus from #Australia, is more commonly known as the Christmas #Beetle? This is because because they are abundant in both urban and rural areas close to #Christmas.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_beetle
 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Anoplognathus_pallidicollis
 https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anoplognathus_pallidicollis