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Can anyone tell me what this is please? I get loads of these every summer and they seem to like my pear tree. I've tried to id it but to no avail so far. Don't know if it eats leaves.....?



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Can't tell you but a good shot.

20 Jun, 2010

 

Can't help either, but great photo.

20 Jun, 2010

 

nope sorry, is its back black or green karen

20 Jun, 2010

 

Black San.

20 Jun, 2010

 

Look at the eye on it!!!

20 Jun, 2010

 

Whatever it is please keep it up there, we have enough bugs here to last us a lifetime, put it on the question board.......

20 Jun, 2010

 

have done dotty, thanks. I'll try and send it further north!!

20 Jun, 2010

 

As kids we always called these bloodsuckers dont worry it isnt ! Its a Cardinal beetle.

20 Jun, 2010

 

Phew! I am a tiny weeny bit phobic about flying insects bb, so you just narrowly avoided a catastrophe there!! ;))

20 Jun, 2010

 

Quite harmless and feeds on aphids .

20 Jun, 2010

 

RESULT!!

20 Jun, 2010

 

great shot Ks

21 Jun, 2010

 

Look at it's eye :O

22 Jun, 2010

 

I know Hywel, it's a scary little thing isn't it!! Thanks Stevie.

22 Jun, 2010

 

LOL !

22 Jun, 2010



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