An iridescent dark navy blue beetle with short soft wing covers on top of a very large soft abdomen walks across a dead leaf. It has a very narrow thorax and head, and beaded antennae.

An iridescent dark navy blue beetle with short soft wing covers on top of a very large soft abdomen walks across a dead leaf. It has a very narrow thorax and head, and beaded antennae.

An iridescent dark navy blue beetle with short soft wing covers on top of a very large soft abdomen lies curled up with legs tucked in on a leaf. It has a very narrow thorax and head, and beaded antennae. There is an orange-yellow droplet of oily cantharidin coming out of the middle leg joint.

Close up of an orange-yellow droplet of oily cantharidin coming out of the middle leg joint of the beetle.

Excited to finally get pics of this genus of oil/blister beetle! This female played dead when disturbed & exuded droplets of cantharidin from her legs. This sticky substance can cause blisters & has been called "Spanish fly". Larvae are parasites of solitary bee nests. #Meloidae: #Meloe; NC, USA

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗻𝗴): A blister beetle feeding on a field scabious flower. I haven't been able to determine the species of the bug because there are hundreds, but the beetle has a shiny black body and orange elytra with black spots. The flower is very common and stands out against a bright ochre background. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 (𝗘𝘀𝗽): Un meloido o escarabajo meloideo alimentándose en una flor de escabiosa. No he podido determinar la especie porque existen centenares, pero el escarabajo tiene el cuerpo negro brillante y unos elitros anaranjados con manchas negras. La flor es muy habitual y destaca contra un fondo ocre brillante. Camara Panasonic Lumix G90/G95 Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ3.5-5.6 II Datos Exif: Modo Manual, ƒ6.3, 1/2500s, ISO 800, 600mm equivalente Científico: Mylabris, Meloidæ Castellano: Escarabajos Meloidos Catalá: Escarabats Melòids Euskera: Kakalardoak Meloidoak Galego: Escaravellos Meloidos Português: Escaravelhos Meloideos Italiano: Scarabei Meloidi English: Blister Beetles Français: Méloés ou Scarabées Méloïdés Deutsch: Ölkäferm

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗻𝗴): A blister beetle feeding on a wild herbaceous plant that no longer has flowers, although it does have some tiny buds. I haven't been able to determine the species because there are hundreds, but the beetle has a shiny black body and orange elytra with black spots. I also haven't been able to identify the plant, which stands out against a very pale background. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 (𝗘𝘀𝗽): Un meloido o escarabajo meloideo alimentándose en una una herbácea silvestre que no tiene flores ya, aunque sí algunos capullos diminutos. No he podido determinar la especie porque existen centenares, pero el escarabajo tiene el cuerpo negro brillante y unos elitros anaranjados con manchas negras. Tampoco he podido identificar la planta que destaca contra un fondo de color muy suave. Camara Panasonic Lumix G90/G95 Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ3.5-5.6 II Datos Exif: Modo Manual, ƒ6.3, 1/1250s, ISO 800, 600mm equivalente Científico: Mylabris, Meloidæ Castellano: Escarabajos Meloidos Catalá: Escarabats Melòids Euskera: Kakalardoak Meloidoak Galego: Escaravellos Meloidos Português: Escaravelhos Meloideos Italiano: Scarabei Meloidi English: Blister Beetles Français: Méloés ou Scarabées Méloïdés Deutsch: Ölkäferm

𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐬 (𝑀𝑦𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑝. ) sobre plantas de 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐚 (𝐾𝑛𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑎 ?) en Alaejos (España).
#Mylabris
#Meloidae
#Meloidos
#Escarabajo
#Escarabat
#Kakalardoak
#Escaravello
#Escaravelho
#BlisterBeetle
#Méloés
#Ölkäferm
#Insecto
#Macro
#CloseUp
#Bug
#Insect
#Naturephotography
#Wildlife
#microfourththirds

Violet Oil Beetle, Meloe violaceus and Rosechafer Cetonia aurata within two paces of each other earlier today. #Meloidae #Scarabaeidae #Coleoptera

Cópula de Aceitera común (Berberomeloe majalis), uno de los escarabajos más grandes de Europa. La ♀️es de mayor tamaño que el ♂️. Sevilla
#Coleóptera
#Meloidae

#LiteratureNotice Clark. New Host Records for Adult Eupompha elegans perpulchra (Horn) ( #Coleoptera: #Meloidae) from California, USA doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #BlisterBeetles #TheColeopteristsBulletin

Figure 2. Sinostenoria yangi Pan, gen. and sp. n. (A,B) Habitus, dorsal view; (C) head, dorsal view; (D,E) antennae, dorsal view; (F) pronotum, dorsal view; (G) left elytron, dorsal view; (H) pretarsal claws of fore leg; (I,J) tegmen: (I) ventral view, (J) lateral view; (K) aedeagus, lateral view. (A,C,D,F–K) male, holotype; (B,E) female, paratype (from Ningxia, Yanchi). Scale bars: 5 mm (A,B); 1 mm (C–G,I–K); 0.2 mm (H).

#LiteratureNotice Wang et al. Contributions to the Knowledge of Nemognathinae ( #Coleoptera: #Meloidae) from China † doi.org/10.3390/inse... #Beetle #Beetles #BlisterBeetles #NewGenus #NewSpecies

Blister Beetle (Meloidae).

Blister Beetle (Meloidae).

Blister Beetle (Meloidae).

#beetle #beetles #blisterbeetle #meloidae #insect #insects #zoology #entomology #arthropods #wildlife #insectphotography #photography

a small gray blister beetle, it's as long as the the base of your pinky finger is wide. light-gray in coloration, its elytra are shortened to the point where you can see its black abdomen. it has a small head and thorax compared to the size of said abdomen. dark red legs, with a few black segments, mainly at the start and end of the legs.

you get the gist, old bug picture that i've posted to inaturalist already! it's a Red-Legged Blister Beetle (Epicauta nigritarsis)
#bugsky #insect #insects #beetle #beetles #blister-beetle #blister-beetles #invertebrate #invertebrates #Epicauta-nigritarsis #Epicauta #Meloidae #Coleoptera

small beetle, with a rough grainy exoskeleton. entirely black, apart from the short dark brown antennae. small head and thorax when compared to the abdomen.

found this cool Black Blister Beetle (Epicauta pensylvanica) i found a while back!
#bugsky #insect #insects #beetle #beetles #arthropod #arthropods #invertebrate #invertebrates #animal #cute
#blister-beetle #black-blister-beetle #Epicauta-pensylvanica #Epicauta #Meloidae #Polyphaga #Coleoptera

#LiteratureNotice Wagner et al. Antifeedant and contact repellent activity of thyme, tarragon, marigold and lavender crude extracts against Epicauta atomaria (#Coleoptera: #Meloidae). biotaxa.org/RSEA/article.... #Beetle #Beetles #BlisterBeetles #PestManagement

#LiteratureNotice Zack et al. New country records of blister beetles (#Coleoptera: #Meloidae) from Guatemala with distributional notes on other meloid species and a record of human blistering caused by Epicauta (Macrobasis) forticornis. doi.org/10.3956/2022... #Beetle #Beetles

#LiteratureNotice Sánchez-Vialas et al. Taxonomy of West-Palaearctic Lampromeloe (#Coleoptera: #Meloidae) with the description of a #NewSpecies. doi.org/10.5852/ejt.... #Beetle #Beetles #BlisterBeetles #Taxonomy

#LiteratureNotice Wright et al. Notes on adult feeding and behavior of Tegrodera aloga Skinner, 1903 (#Coleoptera: #Meloidae). doi.org/10.3956/2022... #Beetle #Beetles #BlisterBeetles #Ecology

Antenna of an Oil beetle, Meloidae. Great colors are visible here at 20:1.

#oilbeetle #meloidae #ölkäfer #coleoptera #insects # macrophotography #käfer #beetle

Oil beetles, Meloidae. Every single hair can be seen here. Incredible sharpness with the Laowa 25mm UltraMacro 2.5-5x. I chose the background to match the color of the beetle.

#coleoptera #insects #insect #macrophotography #beetle #käfer #ölkäfer #meloidae #entomology