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)
A superb shot and I love the droplets of rain on its back Andrea.
I wonder if the beatles had sticky willies :} Lovely capture Andrea
LOL @ Ronnie!!! A most amazing image of this cute critter Andrea!
Hehe.. the drops are almost as big as the beetle itselfs. Not a beetle I am familiar with.. never seen in Holland anyway.
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.
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.
What a wonderful photograph! I battle with Goosegrass sometimes; other times I let it be the food of love.
WOW WHAT A BEETLE
Top notch clarity and contrast in this pic of the pugnacious beetle, Andrea, especially with the raindrops atop its bod.
Terrific macro, and like everyone else, I love the drops.
I like the water on the bug.
I love the bright yellow-green with that beautiful beetle. Excellent composition ... a great shot!
Gorgeous closeup of this cool looking beetle. Thank you for the interesting info on it too. I never heard of such a defence before.
Amazing capture Andrea. God Bless.
I understand. Things that exude blood from their mouth would tend to scare me too!
great picture with all water drops
Great Shot.
excellent capture, great details
Great capture!! The droplets gives it personality..! :o)
Wonder if he finds the raindrops heavy? Great find!!
Great catch on this huge beetle never seen this either.
Such great capture of this beetle, Andrea. I love that turquoise color on his shield, and of course the big drops too.
Great shot. I like how you can see the texture on the beetle, as well as the water droplets.
A wonderful capture Andrea and I noticed that this Bloody-Nosed Beetle made it's way into the LWITG #28 so congratulations to you!
Wow, really stunning capture of this critter; I haven't seen anything even remotely like this over on this side of the pond!
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
very very nice photo. Congrats. //JL
Beautiful with that droplets - well done shot.