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Jun 08, 2009 10:29 |  #1

We got a couple of these in our garden. Im thinking that they are green pubescent ground beetles but am not 100% sure. They are small, maybe a centimeter in length and very active. This guy would not stand still forcing me to have to handhold the camera.

Anyway, full body shot. Nice shiny green carapace.

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Tried to get a portrati but this little guy would have none of it.
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Finally having enough of me flashing him all the time, he decided to make his departure.
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Jun 08, 2009 10:31 |  #2

Nice shots. Esp like the last shot. Very pretty weevil!


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Jun 08, 2009 11:21 |  #3

Nice.




  
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Jun 08, 2009 15:25 |  #4

Excellent shots, really like the last one.


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Jun 09, 2009 01:30 |  #5

Wonderful weevil series
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Jun 09, 2009 01:49 |  #6

so cool. beautiful creature


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Jun 09, 2009 07:19 |  #7

wow green weevil lovely


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Jun 09, 2009 07:29 |  #8

Thanx for the comments. So, is it a weevil or beetle? I did a bit of poking around the web and the closest I could get is the green pubescent ground beetle, but it does have a weevil like snout.


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Jun 09, 2009 07:32 |  #9

gjl711 wrote in post #8076356 (external link)
Thanx for the comments. So, is it a weevil or beetle? I did a bit of poking around the web and the closest I could get is the green pubescent ground beetle, but it does have a weevil like snout.

weevil is member of beetle :D


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Jun 09, 2009 07:34 |  #10

Lovely shots
Nice series


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