Blister beetle by cfulton
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Description
Blister beetles are beetles (Coleoptera) of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. There are approximately 7,500 known species worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators.
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Clive
Comments (20)
No need to blend in with your surroundings when you're that toxic! This guy stands out beautifully. Excellent capture!
Super capture Clive.
fantastic details !!
wonderful foto, great details, nice insect
nice!
What a natty dresser, and your composition is sublime!
Stunning capture Clive.
nice team strip
Beautiful capture.
nice macro with cool colorcontrasts
Colourful,lovely.
Sehr schöne Makro-Aufnahme!
Fine macro Clive...he'll get no trouble from me:)
Wonderful macro! I ain't gonna bug him
Good shot!
Great image Awesome details Love that flower's color Hugs Susan~
Wow, great details and colors
what a beautiful image!love the colors and the contrast with the color of the insect thanks for the info
Fantastic shot, Clive; they just keep getting better and better!
Very nice beetle and shot - Cantharidin is a strong poison I remember, but it will be used as an aphrodisiac sometimes. Quotation from Wikipedia about the medical use: "Diluted solutions of cantharidin can be used as a topical medication to remove warts[2] and tattoos and to treat the small papules of Molluscum contagiosum." The whole article there.