Welsh Chafer - Hoplia philanthus
I was asked to remove this gorgeous little fella from the hair of somewhat panicked Maths teacher at work today. It was a "win win win" situation (for all three parties involved)😂
Swipe to pic 2 to see it pretending to be dead.
Few minutes later it happily flew away :)
This common beetle is about 8-9 mm long and has a bluish abdomen. It can be seen in June and July in open areas including grassland.
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I think this time I did find Pale Stagshorn - Calocera pallidospathulata (while playing hide and seek with the girls in the woods! :D)
I really like this text from first-nature.com! :
"Calo- means beautiful, while the extension -cera comes from ancient Greek and means 'like wax', so that the genus name Calocera translates to 'beautiful and waxy' - and that accurately describes the form of Calocera pallidospathulata.
Just as it sounds, the specific epithet pallidospathulata means pale (pallid-) and spathulate (= spatulate) meaning shaped like a spatula - a broad, flat flexible blade used to mix food and other substances."
#palestagshorn#calocerapallidospathulata#fungilove#ukfungi#ukfunga#uknature#derbyshirewildlife#fascinatingfungi#natureenthusiast#fungifinds#happyinthewoods#naturetherapy🌿
