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23-MAY-2016 Christine Hanrahan

Sap-feeding beetle (Glischrochilus sanguinolentus)

Mer Bleue area

This very small beetle, which superficially resembles a lady beetle, is on the underside of a Fomes fomentarius fungus. They do feed on sap as their name suggests, but they also feed on fungi and you can see the 'trail' left behind from feeding.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/60s f/2.8 at 6.2mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Nirvan Hope24-May-2016 04:04
Love the patterns and textures of this shot! The beetle could almost be mistaken for a ladybug.
Hank Vander Velde24-May-2016 00:01
Nice find, shot and description Christine.
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