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Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis)

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Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis)



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Another cracker. Love this.

28 May, 2009

 

great shot, he looks huge

28 May, 2009

 

Wow! this is amazing :)

29 May, 2009

 

Great close up. It is a pretty beetle.

29 May, 2009

 

Thanks everyone. He's not that big Irish, probably about 20mm long.

29 May, 2009

 

Looks as if the stripes were very carefully painted on.

1 Jun, 2009

 

They wer Wagger. It took me all afternoon. Little devil kept pulling off the masking tape.

1 Jun, 2009

 

You're so talented - but you need some training in training insects.

2 Jun, 2009

 

I know Wagger. Seems they have a mind of their own. I do realise that this is not an adequate excuse but it's the best I can do.

2 Jun, 2009

 

Superb shot.

3 Jun, 2009

 

Thanks again. This is actually afly but you can see why predators might be fooled.

4 Jun, 2009



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