Sexton beetle.
By Angelat
- 6 Sep, 2024
- 5 likes
Found on our kitchen windowsill. Cat offering? Or attracted to light?
A burying beetle.
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Having read all about the creature since it appeared, it is a fascinating character. I have often wondered where all the dead birds, mice etc. go! They take them down to a depth of 60cm which is astonishing and prepare them to feed the young. Ghoulish but efficient!
7 Sep, 2024
Mother Nature has some weird and wonderful ways!
7 Sep, 2024
I had to look this one up, not heard of it before and it made me think of a Stag Beetle at first. It seems they are attracted to carrion. Perhaps there is a deceased mouse around your garden?
6 Sep, 2024