Bright red beetle tries to hide
Tiny red beetle looks furry in macro view.
Tiny red beetle looks furry in macro view.
This isn't my usual happy post with pretty pictures of bugs.
Some say spotted-belly buprestid and others say ventrally-spotted buprestid. Either way it’s a jewel beetle or a metallic wood boring beetle.
A trip outside yields multiple new species for a newbie bug identifier.
How does a larva that builds itself a poop shield end up as such a pretty glittery adult insect?