David Element
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Beetles 40 – Bloody-nosed Beetles
BLOODY-NOSED BEETLE Timarcha tenebricosa
BLOODY-NOSED BEETLE Timarcha
tenebricosa (m, f)
BLOODY-NOSED
BEETLE Timarcha tenebricosa BLOODY-NOSED BEETLE Timarcha tenebricosa
BLOODY-NOSED BEETLE Timarcha tenebricosa
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The
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa is so called because of a tendency to
exude haemolymph from its mouthparts when under threat, as illustrated in the
final photograph. This protective device is presumably either designed to
frighten would-be predators or to indicate the distastefulness of this common
and slow-moving large leaf beetle and as it is flightless it cannot escape by
taking to the air. Falling from vegetation to the safety of the leaf-litter is
another defensive measure often used by beetles. These photographs were taken
in France.
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