Hiding behind a blade of grass by shannejw

Hiding behind a blade of grass

Glorious day so we got out into the Local Nature Reserve for a walk with my daughter after lunch and saw so many insects,birds and flowers. A couple of the fields are flat enough to be easy to walk on. I think this is a pill beetle, Byrrhus pilula, not something I've seen before. I do have a photo from the side too.

Three good things from Wednesday:
1. Brilliant walk around the nature reserve
2. We cleaned up the bike store we're sorting, binning all the plastic toys and rotten plastic sheets. I got to climb back in, because shutting it properly meant the latch caught and wouldn't open again; so much easier to do this time, not having to climb down into a holly bush.
3. We made a very satisfactory scarecrow at Guides for the scarecrow walk this weekend.

Thank you for looking, you're all superstars. I prefer to look at your pictures rather than thanking you individually below.
Oh, well spotted and great catch.
June 6th, 2019  
Brilliant 🖒 is the bettle upside down?
June 6th, 2019  
@arnica17 yes, blade of grass doubled over under its weight
June 6th, 2019  
Great shot. You have a good eye to spot this one.
June 6th, 2019  
Great POV
June 6th, 2019  
This is wonderful, hope you got it from the front too 😉
June 6th, 2019  
fascinating
June 6th, 2019  
Cool shot of this bug holding on for grim death!
June 6th, 2019  
Great focus and an interesting pov :)
June 6th, 2019  
Great capture by you not, perhaps, the greatest hiding place for him.
June 6th, 2019  
A lovely clear detailed shot, and a great find - fav!

Ian
June 6th, 2019  
Great find and capture, great detail!
June 6th, 2019  
Great capture. Don't see many beetles here... maybe it is too wet and cold.
June 6th, 2019  
Great close up.
June 6th, 2019  
love this pov :)
June 6th, 2019  
Well spotted - made me smile!
June 6th, 2019  
Great detail and I love the pov from the bottom side.
June 6th, 2019  
Fantastic detail. Love how it’s hanging on!
June 6th, 2019  
Oh I did chuckle out loud, super shot
June 6th, 2019  
Great shot, I love beetles!
June 6th, 2019  
Great close up !
June 6th, 2019  
Great view
June 7th, 2019  
LOL -- looks like it is trying to hide.
June 7th, 2019  
Great spot and good detail - Fav. I liked your comment that it is upside down because the grass buckled over under it's weight!
June 7th, 2019  
Ha ha, looks like some kind of yogi demonstrating a meditation move!
June 7th, 2019  
Great angle you took this from. And such detail you captured in his exoskeleton.
June 7th, 2019  
Fantastic image, I like seeing their little legs holding on tightly. Well done! :)
June 7th, 2019  
He looks like he is hanging on for dear life!! So cool.
June 7th, 2019  
Oh, my! I was just thinking the same as Karly's comment; it looks like he's holding on for dear life. Wonderful focus and clarity. Fav
June 7th, 2019  
Well spotted fabulous capture
June 8th, 2019  
What a fun and detailed shot. Well spotted.
June 8th, 2019  
Great find. Great shot!
June 8th, 2019  
Isn’t he cute holding on! Must see on black
June 8th, 2019  
i've never seen anything like it before. it looks like an alien beetle!
June 9th, 2019  
Great shot! I like it
June 9th, 2019  
love this
June 9th, 2019  
Hahaha he thinks he's completely hidden!! Superb capture!!!
June 9th, 2019  
Great capture
June 14th, 2019  
Great capture.. fav
June 26th, 2019  
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