Bloody-nosed Beetle
Timarcha tenebricosa
by Moyrah Gall
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| Bloody Nosed Beetle at Southwood |
The answer to last weeks unidentified beetle found at National Trust's Southwood Estate which is located on the coastal route above Newgale in North Pembrokeshire is the Bloody-nosed-Beetle
Did you know the bloody nosed beetle is so called because it oozes a blood-red liquid from its mouth which is really irritating if something is attempting to eat it.
It moves really slow and although a line running down its back might suggesting that it has but, Timarcha tenbricosa has no wings at all to fly.
by Moyrah Gall
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