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Beetles

An acorn weevil, with an incredibly long rostrum, standing on an acorn

Acorn weevil

Close up on the head and thorax of a king diving beetle, a large black beetle with yellowish edges to the body

King diving beetle

A male great silver water beetle held between a person's fingers

Great silver water beetle

A golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle resting on a pink flowerhead

Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle

Cantharis rustica, a black and red soldier beetle with a black, heart-shaped mark on its red pronotum, rests on a grass seedhead

Soldier beetle

A red-breasted carrion beetle, with its distinctive red pronotum, standing on a folded over leaf

Red-breasted carrion beetle

A black snail beetle on a rotten log

Black snail beetle

A shiny green and red rosemary beetle

Rosemary beetle

A black-spotted longhorn beetle resting on a leaf

Black-spotted longhorn beetle

A black-and-yellow longhorn beetle on an oxe-eye daisy

Black-and-yellow longhorn beetle

A glittering green swollen-thighed beetle on a leaf, demonstrating the chunky thighs that earn its name

Swollen-thighed beetle

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot ladybird

Orange Ladybird

Orange ladybird

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin ladybird

14-spot Ladybird

14-spot ladybird

22-spot Ladybird

22-spot ladybird

Green Tiger Beetle

Green tiger beetle

Deathwatch beetle

Deathwatch beetle

Devil's Coach Horse

Devil's coach horse

Green Tortoise Beetle

Green tortoise beetle

Common Sexton Beetle

Common sexton beetle

Great Diving Beetle

Great diving beetle

Rhinoceros Beetle

Rhinoceros beetle

Whirligig Beetle

Whirligig beetle

Male minotaur beetle

Minotaur beetle

Noble chafer beetle

Noble chafer

Common Cockchafer

Common cockchafer

Violet ground beetle

Violet ground beetle

Rose Chafer

Rose chafer

Coppery Click Beetle

Coppery click beetle

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Common red soldier beetle

2-spot Ladybird

2-spot ladybird

Eyed Ladybird

Eyed ladybird

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