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Soldier Beetles, Rhagonycha fulva, on Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea.
On our nature ramble today at Wick Meads, Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth.
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Comments (25)
jayfar
Love it Andrea. This is one for the Countryfile calendar.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Ah the illustrious Bonking beetles, they are insatiable aren't they? I think the survival rate of the hatchlings must be quite slim, elswise we should be knee deep in Soldier beetles
giulband
Absolutely great capture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
helanker
HA, they seem pretty busy in the good weather :-) Superb shot, Andrea :)
alanwilliams
a right old free for all, lovely shot
jendellas
Wonderful photo.
Faemike55
wonder where the other's mate is at? Great capture You do seem to find all this activity around you
wysiwig
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah! Make love not war. Stellar image. I notice one got left out. Isn't that always the way.
CavalierLady
Wow! Zoom is a must here! A superb shot! Very well done, and wonderful details of flowers and beetles in full view!
goodoleboy
This is where babies come from. Soldier beetles, going at it hot and heavy, while the others pretend to ignore it. Terrific colors and overall garden ambiance in this macro.
MrsRatbag
Must be an aphrodisiac in them there flowers, eh? What an orgy of beetlemania!
whaleman
And for voyeur bugs too! Great shot!
NightGallery
Great shot, great title! LOL... Dont have those around here. Very cool looking Long Horns!
ichtvan
Wow !!! Very great shot . A nice composition very well captured !!! 5++++
Juliette.Gribnau
an active population !
moochagoo
Like your humour here :) :)
GARAGELAND
As I´ve mentioned before, your work is coming on in leaps and bounds !!!!!!! Epic Capture!
Mark-David-Rogers
Another excellent capture of the details of insects intimate moments. In this case it's seems more a case of Six is company and seven is a crowd!. Seems one soldier beetle was left without a chair when the music stopped. :-)
dwarvenkind
Striking colors in this shot. Nicely captured.
auntietk
My goodness, they're a busy group, aren't they? What a serendipitous shot!
three_grrr
Romance is in the air .. complete with flowers (:
dochtersions
Great you saw them too, Andrea. Here it is a complete orgy of those critters, and while doing it, the move around. 'shop, shop'! :)
ia-du-lin
beautiful flower/insect shot
danapommet
A fantastic zoom not only for the Ragwort but also the rest of the activities!