Musk beetle?
Beastie found ambling about on our doormat.
Given proximity to pollarded willow, is it a musk beetle (Aromia moschata)?
It has a beautiful metallic bronze-green iridescence; the picture doesnβt do it justice.
05.07.2025 15:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Temperature plummets 10Β°C as cold front passes.
That was quite a plunge as a cold front passed by this morning.
06.01.2025 10:53 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Time to seek a new platform to lurk beneath - maybe less so now Iβve joined the exodus.
14.11.2024 17:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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