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!

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[ironed_orchid]

Oh! My version of Hans Christian Andersen had some story or another which featured a cockchafer, maybe Thumbelina, and I always imagined it as a cockroach.

This guy is much cuter than that.

[nanila]

Agreed! It's also harmless although that's not the assumption you make if you don't know what it is.