Thick thighed Flower Beetle

***Chocky*** · 01-07-2008, 09:41 PM

Captured in a whit flower along the Exe Estuary
First photo is a close up of the second photo

**Babs** · 01-07-2008, 10:03 PM

Yikes looks a little scary

nice colour though

***Chocky*** · 01-07-2008, 10:19 PM

Thanks Babs

it is so tiny you couldn't possibly be scared. It landed on my arm and I just blew it off, not much bigger than an ant

**Babs** · 01-07-2008, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocky

Thanks Babs

it is so tiny you couldn't possibly be scared. It landed on my arm and I just blew it off, not much bigger than an ant

Oh that's good, so I can sleep easy then

***Chocky*** · 01-07-2008, 11:27 PM

Lol. The are quite pretty some electric blue

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Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,513 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Yikes looks a little scary nice colour though

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