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Photo 191
Soldier Beetle on parade
Another lovely bug! There are about 40 different species of Soldier beetle in the Uk - this one is Cantharis rustica. They are predators and feed on insects like aphids.
17th May 2015
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M0ments in time
Good preditors then if they eat garden pests
May 17th, 2015
Hilary
This is in the UK.. eeeeeek. lol great shot.
May 17th, 2015
Bep
Beautiful close up.
May 17th, 2015
Christopher Cox
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Great shot and delighted to hear they eat aphids
May 17th, 2015
ShirleyB
You certainly find some interesting bugs and are very good at capturing pictures of them.
May 17th, 2015
Yeshanghai
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the color contrast and details. FAV
May 17th, 2015
The Intermittent Photographer aka Blue Rose
Impressive red and shot. Will have to look out for these.
May 17th, 2015
Susan
Great macro!
May 18th, 2015
Kat
Amazing bug and capture!
May 18th, 2015
Rick
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Got some neat looking bugs there, as far as bugs go. :-) Cool macro.
May 18th, 2015
GaryW
Stunning! Amazing detail. FAV
May 18th, 2015
bkb in the city
Great capture
May 18th, 2015
Dorothy
You do manage to spot some very interesting bugs on your travels.
May 18th, 2015
Julienne Jones
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- Thanks for the comments and favs.
@hilarymeme
- they do look a bit "eeeeeek",especially close up :)
@mbmomentsintime
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- yes, eating aphids is enough to endear these beetles to any gardener!
@shirleybankfarm
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- there are so many interesting bugs around at the moment!
May 18th, 2015
Jstargo
Great capture! Love it!
May 21st, 2015
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@hilarymeme - they do look a bit "eeeeeek",especially close up :)
@mbmomentsintime @christophercox - yes, eating aphids is enough to endear these beetles to any gardener!
@shirleybankfarm @dorrie2013 - there are so many interesting bugs around at the moment!