May bug in July

[nanila]

We were very surprised to find this May bug (otherwise known as a “cockchafer” although not without a lot of sniggering) on a walk through a field in Norfolk. Not just because it’s quite a big beetle, but because it’s mid-July!

Comments

[shirebound]

That's fascinating. And the pods he's clinging to are also rather beetle-like!

[nanila]

Ooh, I hadn't noticed that previously. Thanks for pointing it out! I wonder if that's why he was hanging on to them, heh. "Cuddle, friends?"