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Post by NellyDee on May 2, 2020 10:57:11 GMT
It is amazing what a bit of dry weather and sunshine does, albeit freezing cold. It has bee a couple of years since I have seem the Oil Beetles here and there are masses of them wandering about  Black Oil Beetle May 2020 1 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr |
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Post by aeshna5 on May 2, 2020 11:59:17 GMT
Great photo Helen. Been some years since I last saw one- don't seem to see them down here.
There are 5 UK species & yours appears to be the Black Oil Beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus. They have a very curious life cycle dependent on solitary bees.
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Post by NellyDee on May 3, 2020 15:47:11 GMT
I know it is nature but at the same time sad that they need the solitary bees to lay their eggs in
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