Bloody-Nosed Beetle by durleybeachbum
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Description
Timarcha tenebricosa
23mm long.
One of the largest of the Leaf beetles in the UK. It is flightless and in this pic it is on one of the preferred foodplants, Goosegrass, Cleavers or, to give it the Dorset name, Sticky Willie.
It gets the common name from the habit of exhuding blood from the mouth when alarmed which scares birds.
We saw this on the pathway to Corfe Castle in the rain, on a very British Summer Outing!
Comments (28)
jayfar
A superb shot and I love the droplets of rain on its back Andrea.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
I wonder if the beatles had sticky willies :} Lovely capture Andrea
Meisiekind
LOL @ Ronnie!!! A most amazing image of this cute critter Andrea!
iaacf
Hehe.. the drops are almost as big as the beetle itselfs. Not a beetle I am familiar with.. never seen in Holland anyway.
Glendaw
Fantastic capture of this big black beetle. Great timing Andrea,the rain drops on it's back look awesome. Looks like it has some of the plant in it's mouth. Thanks for sharing the wonderful information.
tommorules
If you're breeding these I'll have a batch please - my garden is riddled with sticky willie. Apparently you can cook it and eat it.... I like foraging but confess I don't fancy this.
Jennyfnf
What a wonderful photograph! I battle with Goosegrass sometimes; other times I let it be the food of love.
sandra46
WOW WHAT A BEETLE
goodoleboy
Top notch clarity and contrast in this pic of the pugnacious beetle, Andrea, especially with the raindrops atop its bod.
morningglory
Terrific macro, and like everyone else, I love the drops.
jocko500
I like the water on the bug.
auntietk
I love the bright yellow-green with that beautiful beetle. Excellent composition ... a great shot!
greyone
Gorgeous closeup of this cool looking beetle. Thank you for the interesting info on it too. I never heard of such a defence before.
kgb224
Amazing capture Andrea. God Bless.
whaleman
I understand. Things that exude blood from their mouth would tend to scare me too!
Ilona-Krijgsman
great picture with all water drops
Crabbycabby
Great Shot.
ia-du-lin
excellent capture, great details
Rhanagaz
Great capture!! The droplets gives it personality..! :o)
jendellas
Wonder if he finds the raindrops heavy? Great find!!
dakotabluemoon
Great catch on this huge beetle never seen this either.
dochtersions Online Now!
Such great capture of this beetle, Andrea. I love that turquoise color on his shield, and of course the big drops too.
spiegel428
Great shot. I like how you can see the texture on the beetle, as well as the water droplets.
danapommet
A wonderful capture Andrea and I noticed that this Bloody-Nosed Beetle made it's way into the LWITG #28 so congratulations to you!
MrsRatbag
Wow, really stunning capture of this critter; I haven't seen anything even remotely like this over on this side of the pond!
blondeblurr
The name is so very intriguing; I do suppose, that we will never be able to experience and see this syndrome of the 'bloody nose/mouth' - unless ... and those water droplets on his back are just like magic, an extra load for him? BB
jlgarcia0
very very nice photo. Congrats. //JL
praep
Beautiful with that droplets - well done shot.