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Sunday 2 June 2013

Beetle

Continuing from Phillips beetle post, Oliver and I found this beetle on the 20/05/13 in Hardcastle Crags, crawling over a mossy log. It had a lovely metallic blue trim on the edge of it's body and legs and it was approximately one centimeter in length.






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4 comments:

  1. Bruce2 June 2013 at 21:27

    Hi Ali
    It looks like a Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius but I am no expert.

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  2. Alison2 June 2013 at 21:37

    Neither am I Bruce,

    I just thought I should add my findings, as this was quite a handsome specimen.

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  3. Steve Blacksmith3 June 2013 at 19:19

    Yes, I agree with Bruce. Dor Beetle.
    THere were some pill millipedes at Hardcastle Crags once - really interesting little things that roll up into a shiny black ball. They were at the bottom of that open space with the big pile of stones in the middle of it. Never seen these before or since!

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  4. Alison3 June 2013 at 22:56

    Thanks for your info Steve and Bruce. Steve, I think I've seen lots of the pill millipedes whilst searching for fungi in the leaf litter. I'll upload some photos when I find some more, as I haven't taken any as yet. If they are the same species, I encounter them frequently.

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