The macro photograph shows a dark blue, robust beetle with a metallic sheen. Some parts of its carapace have a distinctive texture—they are dotted with tiny pits. The rear section is very large in proportion to the head and has a spindle-like shape. Its segmented legs and long, segmented antennae are visible. The beetle is photographed against a background of brown and green blades of grass.
Once again, the lady beetle, Cetonia, in the photo—unlike in the previous video. She is vegan, but her larvae are not. She is also highly poisonous. And its larvae parasitize various species of bees; they wait on a flower, latch onto a bee, let themselves be […]
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