In this macro photograph, the large beetle is shown from the front, so that its pronotum is clearly visible, along with its small head beneath it. The pronotum is a shiny metallic green, dotted with tiny pits from which short hairs protrude. The head is fringed with dense hair, and there are two brown eyes on either side. Beneath the carapace, only the beetle’s dense body hair is visible. Brown soil surrounds it.
Today we dug up a Protaetia affinis beetle—actually a small scarab—from a flower bed in the garden. After taking a photo, I buried it again so it could hibernate until it’s ready to emerge. Its shell is beautiful. As humans, we’ve managed to create things […]
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