Only one individual seen, flying low, apparently with elytra closed, suggesting a Euphoria sp. flower scarab. Prairie, sandhill habitat.
Mixed hardwood/pine woodland. Growing on rotting log.
Individual emerged directly at my feet, popped out of the substrate. A few moments later, the empty pupal casing was dug up and being dragged away by ants.
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Very large red jaws, three white patches on each side of abdomen. Approx. 3-4cm. Feeding on nectar.
Planta carnívora en turbera pulvinada de Astelia pumilia
This big weevil (around 30mm long without rostrum) was found walking on stones on a river bank close to water falls. Shot with a mobile phone on my finger.
I cannot find any doc. to try to identify this species...
Trachyzulpha fruhstorferi (Phaneropterinae). Photographed in Kinabalu Park, Sabah, East Malaysia on 25 September 2011. Quite possibly the strangest-looking hopper I've ever clapped eyes on.
This beetle has a unique adaptation: the terminal segments of the antennae have evolved a scorpion-like sting!
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00114-007-0316-1
Large iridescent blue. Temp 72. 1 hr to sunset. Next to Jemez falls
Photo and observation by Kelly Keenan during the 2012 VNC Neill Point BioBlitz. Used with permission.