A photo of a Red-headed Cardinal beetle, with wings spread, about to take off. There are three species of Cardinal beetle in the UK; the other two being Black-headed Cardinal beetles; one of which is extremely rare and can only be found in Wales.
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis, from the family Pyrochroidae.
I'd wanted to take a photo, but got lucky as it spread its wings with a view to taking off.
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