Posts Tagged: soldier beetle

Bug Safari!

They're there.If you walk slowly into your garden or backyard, and observe your surroundings, you'll find them. A jumping spider perched on a rose...

A jumping spider perched on a rose leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A jumping spider perched on a rose leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A soldier beetle peers at the camera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A soldier beetle peers at the camera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A syrphid or flower fly foraging on a poppy blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A syrphid or flower fly foraging on a poppy blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

End of the Line

Gotta love those solider beetles (family Cantharidae). When an army of soldier beetles goes on patrol in your garden, just thank them. These...

Soldier beetle (family Cantharidae) runs out of room. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Soldier beetle (family Cantharidae) runs out of room. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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