Sunday 13 July 2014

A Bug's Life

I saw these little critters while out walking the dogs.  I think they are some sort of Cardinal Beetle.  There were lots of them, having a feeding frenzy on some thistles.  Some of them were also getting a bit amorous....






I wonder if they had been waiting for the rain to stop.  If so, I hope they got everything done, as it is raining again today....

10 comments:

Reggie Hunnicutt said...

Great shots.

Riot Kitty said...

Even over-educated fleas do it...

lotta joy said...

If you had made a recording of those bugs, you could be sited for having a porno film on the internet. I bet Riot Kitty would have paid good money to see it.

Abby said...

Isn't this a movie? "Eat, Drink, Man, Woman" or something? I like your version.

ShadowRun300 said...

Terrific pics! So good I got the willies. Not so much from the red ones, but from the little black ones. (Those ARE bugs, right?)

Shammickite said...

Looks likes the creepy red bugs have some groupie black bugs in attendance. And the red bugs don't seem to mind an audience.....

Kimberly McKay said...

Great photos!!!

Ginny said...

Great pics! Almost makes them seem cute. Almost..

terri said...

Wow, these are some amazing shots! I've never seen bugs like that before, so you'll have to let us know if you figure out what they are for certain.

agg79 said...

Nice shots. Don't think I have ever come across Cardinal bugs but they look way better than the Asian roaches we have over here.