Account name:
Password
(OpenID?)
(Forgot it?)
Remember Me
You're viewing
common_nature
Create a Dreamwidth Account
Learn More
Interest
Region
Site and Account
FAQ
Email
Reload page in style:
site
light
Common Nature
wonder and joy and mystery in everyday things
Beetle
Beetle
May
.
4th
,
2015
09:27 pm
nanila
posting in
common_nature
[Click to embiggen.]
My wildlife identification skills don't extend beyond, "Ooh, pretty!", when it comes to beetles. This attractively burnished specimen landed on me whilst I was working in the garden today.
Flat
|
Top-Level Comments Only
no subject
Date:
2015-05-04 09:01 pm (UTC)
From:
ysilme
Great shot! :o)
no subject
Date:
2015-05-06 09:34 am (UTC)
From:
nanila
Thank you! (I should note that the pictured thumb is not mine; that would've been challenging to manage.)
no subject
Date:
2015-05-04 10:52 pm (UTC)
From:
spiralsheep
It looks like a variety of ground beetle but it might be too small and they don't generally fly.
no subject
Date:
2015-05-05 01:53 pm (UTC)
From:
spiralsheep
I'm guessing the Amara genus, possibly Amara familiaris:
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/amara-familiaris
/nature geek
no subject
Date:
2015-05-06 09:35 am (UTC)
From:
nanila
That looks right to me! Thank you for sleuthing. :)
no subject
Date:
2015-05-05 03:53 am (UTC)
From:
st_aurafina
Around here, they're called cockchafers. (Usually followed by a giggle, because
cockchafer
. /is twelve)
no subject
Date:
2015-05-05 01:57 pm (UTC)
From:
spiralsheep
In Britain the Common Cockchafer, lol, looks like this, with super-cute high-five antennae (although they can be very destructive of plant life):
https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs-and-habitats/common-cockchafer
:-)
no subject
Date:
2015-05-06 09:36 am (UTC)
From:
nanila
That's adorable! I imagine there won't be many around my region given how unpopular they are with farmers, though.
no subject
Date:
2015-05-06 09:35 am (UTC)
From:
nanila
Now there's a "common" name for you. Harrr. :P
no subject
Date:
2015-05-05 03:58 am (UTC)
From:
blackmare
This is why "cute as a bug" is an expression.
no subject
Date:
2015-05-06 09:37 am (UTC)
From:
nanila
Agreed!
no subject
Date:
2015-05-05 02:08 pm (UTC)
From:
redsixwing
Beardle baetle bartle beertell. :)
What a cutie!
no subject
Date:
2015-05-06 09:37 am (UTC)
From:
nanila
We spent a little time letting it climb over our hands and admiring its sheen. :)
no subject
Date:
2015-05-08 11:54 pm (UTC)
From:
lark_ascends
Gorgeous!
no subject
Date:
2015-05-09 08:05 pm (UTC)
From:
nanila
I love its shiny metallic carapace. :)
15 comments
Reply
Flat
|
Top-Level Comments Only
Profile
Common Nature
Recent Entries
Archive
Member Posts
Tags
Memories
Profile
January
2026
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Most Popular Tags
animal: butterfly
-
23 uses
animals
-
20 uses
bird
-
87 uses
bird: duck
-
32 uses
bird: geese
-
20 uses
bird: heron
-
23 uses
bird: hummingbird
-
22 uses
birds
-
111 uses
butterfly
-
20 uses
color
-
18 uses
flower
-
27 uses
flowers
-
94 uses
forest
-
18 uses
garden
-
84 uses
insect
-
52 uses
insect: bee
-
20 uses
insect: butterfly
-
36 uses
landscape
-
51 uses
nature
-
20 uses
photo
-
122 uses
photography
-
42 uses
photos
-
165 uses
pictures
-
35 uses
places: australia
-
26 uses
places: britain
-
73 uses
places: new england
-
21 uses
places: sweden
-
37 uses
places: uk
-
183 uses
places: us
-
53 uses
places: us: illinois
-
29 uses
places: usa
-
25 uses
plants
-
23 uses
plants: grass
-
19 uses
plants: trees
-
83 uses
rocks
-
20 uses
season: autumn
-
52 uses
season: spring
-
155 uses
season: summer
-
97 uses
season: winter
-
82 uses
snow
-
24 uses
spring
-
20 uses
summer
-
18 uses
sunset
-
52 uses
sweden
-
28 uses
three weeks for dreamwidth
-
18 uses
trees
-
86 uses
urban
-
24 uses
water: lake
-
25 uses
wildlife
-
28 uses
winter
-
21 uses
Page Summary
ysilme
-
(no subject)
spiralsheep
-
(no subject)
st_aurafina
-
(no subject)
blackmare
-
(no subject)
redsixwing
-
(no subject)
lark_ascends
-
(no subject)
Style Credit
Style:
Fall Leaves
for
ColorSide
by
branchandroot
Resources:
Stock.XCHNG
Expand Cut Tags
No cut tags
Page generated Jan. 10th, 2026 12:03 pm
Powered by
Dreamwidth Studios
no subject
Date: 2015-05-04 09:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-06 09:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-04 10:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-05 01:53 pm (UTC)http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/amara-familiaris
/nature geek
no subject
Date: 2015-05-06 09:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-05 03:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-05 01:57 pm (UTC)https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs-and-habitats/common-cockchafer
:-)
no subject
Date: 2015-05-06 09:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-06 09:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-05 03:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-06 09:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-05 02:08 pm (UTC)What a cutie!
no subject
Date: 2015-05-06 09:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-08 11:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-09 08:05 pm (UTC)