Mating Beetles and a caterpillar.

[simon ess]

I think this is a Cinnabar moth caterpillar. Happy to be corrected though.



Someone told me today that these are known as bonking beetles. I can see why. They seem to do nothing else.

 

[Jimpy1]

[Someone told me today that these are known as bonking beetles. I can see why. They seem to do nothing else]
Lucky them, too old for all that sort of stuff myself. Cracking shots though.
Jim

 

[Nez]

Yea it's a Cinnabar feasting away on some Ragwort as they seem to do.

A couple of nice shots

 

[Just Dave]

Nice shots Simon

Ha ha bonking beetles

they are soldier beetles and yep thats a Cinnabar as said

 

[Adam69]

Two lovely images, great light, colour and detail.