[GavinOwen1]

Got some pictures of a cockchafer beetle last week.

 

[simooshy]

Ooh, those are beautiful! I have similar piccys of butterflies, but nothing like those beetles! :no1:

 

[*mogwai*]

wow what a coincidence, i only ventured into the wildlife section because i found one of these beetles today & had no idea what it was. was gonna post a pic to see if anyone could enlighten me.

and now you have, thank you.

 

[diamondlil]

Excellent photos!

 

[xvickyx]

Awesome, I love that last photo

 

[snakewhisperer]

I like these, though most people I know are scared of them!?! gawd knows why, they are comical, bumbling, innocuous creatures. Also called the maybug and billywitch.

 

[connor 1213]

nice!

 

[Spuddy]

that 2nd picture is just amazing! ... what camera are you using?

 

[GavinOwen1]

Completely forgot about this thread, thanks everyone

I'm using a Nikon d3000

 

[Testudo Man]

Some great shots there...

Yes, we call em maybugs...I took some 'sunset as a background' pics of these maybugs a few years back, but i havent looked for them this year yet?

 

[R3PTIL1AN]

cockchafer? what a name :naughty:

 

[Annihilation]

I caught one of these when i was 6 and it amazed me for hours haha. Then it flew off, and now, there seems to be lados of them about!

 

[GavinOwen1]

cockchafer? what a name :naughty:

I do get a few dodgy looks when people ask what species they are :lol2: