El escarabajo que dejó de madurar

Ser madre como larva.

Resolviendo la incógnita

Ladybirds are one of the UK’s most well-known and distinctive groups of beetles. Their colour patterns and name have cemented them as a favourite invertebrate.
https://folksy.com/find/item/8577126

#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#Ladybird #insects #beetles #OriginalArt #Drawing #ColourPencil #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ShopIndy #SupportSmallBusiness #NatureArt

as we start to tip toward spring, I'm actually getting close to wrapping up all my old pre-PNW California highlights for #ThrowbackThursday ! but a few seasonally-appropriate #Bloomscrolling things, thes from Tule Elk Reserve in CA, April 2023

#MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #Beetles #Poppies #California #Spring

2 Spot Ladybird, Adalia bipunctata, a couple from the garden today, one the typical two spot, red with two black spots, and one form quadrimaculata , which is black with four red spots.

#nature ##Insects #Beetles #Ladybirds

El escarabajo titán (Titanus giganteus) supera los 17 cm de longitud, aunque a cambio tiene alas subdesarrolladas que le impiden volar. Vive en las selvas antiguas del neotrópico, alimentándose sus larvas de la madera podrida. En cambio, los adultos beben y apenas comen. 📷Jérémie Japèze #escarabajos #beetles #coleoptera #insectos #insects
A couple of shots of beetle dick for those who appreciate that kind of thing. I’m not sure what’s going on in the second shot, I only saw males in that cluster. Didn’t realise there was any action going on though, and I might well have missed a female under it all. (This is the problem with big-camera macro, sometimes you only realise in post processing there’s something you’d like to investigate further and it’s long too late.) #beetles #insects #MacroPhotography
Pygopleurus vulpes! A bumblebee scarab beetle, and no matter how often I see these little fuzzballs I still delight in their weirdness. These are literally in our back yard, I feel incredibly lucky to have this kind of thing just forcing itself into my attention. (Northern Greece.) #beetles #insects #MacroPhotography
It’s definitely Spring #beetles season

'Glänzend' #FotoVorschlag

glänzen tun ja viele meiner krabbeltierchen, aber der hier schießt ja wohl den vogel ab, oder?

Seidiger Rohrkäfer
Plateumaris sericea
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seidiger_Rohrk%C3%A4fer

#insekten #insects #kaefer #beetles #BugOfTheDay #bugstodon #krabbeltierchen #AuwaldRunde #nature #biodiversity #entomology

#RockportME - #PollinatorFriendly Vs. #Ornamental Flowers

April 8 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
#RockportPublicLibrary

"#Birds, #bats, #bees, #butterflies, #beetles, and other small mammals are integral pollinators whose natural activities sustain our ecosystems. However, many people fill their gardens with over-hybridized plant varieties that have been bred for their ornamental value. #DoubleBlooms, exotic species, and other engineered qualities — while pretty — create plants that are difficult for all pollinators and can be detrimental to local habitats when cultivated in large numbers (like pollenless sunflowers).

"Maine Master Gardener Volunteer #JohnFromer will discuss varieties of flowering plants that are both beautiful and valuable to our local pollinators, give examples of non-pollinator friendly flowers, and provide tips for growing these in the #Midcoast region.

"This talk is part of the Rockport Library’s Spring Horticulture Series in partnership with Merryspring Nature Center."

FMI:
https://www.rockportlibrary.net/event/pollinator-friendly-vs-ornamental-flowers/

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