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  1. Please also like my newest #YouTube #video, showing some #behaviors of the #beetle #Mimela #junii (#Scarabaeidae), which is a #neozoon in #CentralEurope and Germany. It originally is #native to the #Mediterranean region. My video shows #selfcleaning behavior, #locomotion, #flying ssprcts and response to threat (#thanatosis).
    ©#StefanFWirth 2026

    I depend on your kind support for my work
    ko-fi.com/sfwirth

    YouTube video:
    youtu.be/QPO5ftCGeOw?is=LFM-Yi

    Photos
    ©S. F. Wirth, based on my video frames

  2. Please also like my newest #YouTube #video, showing some #behaviors of the #beetle #Mimela #junii (#Scarabaeidae), which is a #neozoon in #CentralEurope and Germany. It originally is #native to the #Mediterranean region. My video shows #selfcleaning behavior, #locomotion, #flying ssprcts and response to threat (#thanatosis).
    ©#StefanFWirth 2026

    I depend on your kind support for my work
    ko-fi.com/sfwirth

    YouTube video:
    youtu.be/QPO5ftCGeOw?is=LFM-Yi

    Photos
    ©S. F. Wirth, based on my video frames

  3. Please also like my newest #YouTube #video, showing some #behaviors of the #beetle #Mimela #junii (#Scarabaeidae), which is a #neozoon in #CentralEurope and Germany. It originally is #native to the #Mediterranean region. My video shows #selfcleaning behavior, #locomotion, #flying ssprcts and response to threat (#thanatosis).
    ©#StefanFWirth 2026

    I depend on your kind support for my work
    ko-fi.com/sfwirth

    YouTube video:
    youtu.be/QPO5ftCGeOw?is=LFM-Yi

    Photos
    ©S. F. Wirth, based on my video frames

  4. Please also like my newest #YouTube #video, showing some #behaviors of the #beetle #Mimela #junii (#Scarabaeidae), which is a #neozoon in #CentralEurope and Germany. It originally is #native to the #Mediterranean region. My video shows #selfcleaning behavior, #locomotion, #flying ssprcts and response to threat (#thanatosis).
    ©#StefanFWirth 2026

    I depend on your kind support for my work
    ko-fi.com/sfwirth

    YouTube video:
    youtu.be/QPO5ftCGeOw?is=LFM-Yi

    Photos
    ©S. F. Wirth, based on my video frames

  5. Please also like my newest #YouTube #video, showing some #behaviors of the #beetle #Mimela #junii (#Scarabaeidae), which is a #neozoon in #CentralEurope and Germany. It originally is #native to the #Mediterranean region. My video shows #selfcleaning behavior, #locomotion, #flying ssprcts and response to threat (#thanatosis).
    ©#StefanFWirth 2026

    I depend on your kind support for my work
    ko-fi.com/sfwirth

    YouTube video:
    youtu.be/QPO5ftCGeOw?is=LFM-Yi

    Photos
    ©S. F. Wirth, based on my video frames

  6. The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.

    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    Ref
    R. Beaven et al. (2025)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101

    #Photos
    © S.F. Wirth 2025

  7. The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.

    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    Ref
    R. Beaven et al. (2025)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101

    #Photos
    © S.F. Wirth 2025

  8. The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.

    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    Ref
    R. Beaven et al. (2025)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101

    #Photos
    © S.F. Wirth 2025

  9. The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.

    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    Ref
    R. Beaven et al. (2025)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101

    #Photos
    © S.F. Wirth 2025

  10. The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.

    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    Ref
    R. Beaven et al. (2025)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101

    #Photos
    © S.F. Wirth 2025

  11. Last evening I stumbled across this big splendid pair of grapevine beetles (_Pelidnota punctata_) on a grapevine- and bittersweet nightshade-covered stretch of fence by the tracks. I saw one that was flying around come to rest on the vines, and that was when I saw the second one hidden in the leaves!

    They seemed to nose at each other's butts, made more laborious because they were on a vine really too flimsy to hold both of them. When one of them mounted the other and everted clasper-like organs I was certain they were going to mate, but after more awkward manoeuvring they went their separate ways. Still, what a serendipitous encounter.

    BugGuide: bugguide.net/node/view/3139

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

  12. Last evening I stumbled across this big splendid pair of grapevine beetles (_Pelidnota punctata_) on a grapevine- and bittersweet nightshade-covered stretch of fence by the tracks. I saw one that was flying around come to rest on the vines, and that was when I saw the second one hidden in the leaves!

    They seemed to nose at each other's butts, made more laborious because they were on a vine really too flimsy to hold both of them. When one of them mounted the other and everted clasper-like organs I was certain they were going to mate, but after more awkward manoeuvring they went their separate ways. Still, what a serendipitous encounter.

    BugGuide: bugguide.net/node/view/3139

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

  13. Last evening I stumbled across this big splendid pair of grapevine beetles (_Pelidnota punctata_) on a grapevine- and bittersweet nightshade-covered stretch of fence by the tracks. I saw one that was flying around come to rest on the vines, and that was when I saw the second one hidden in the leaves!

    They seemed to nose at each other's butts, made more laborious because they were on a vine really too flimsy to hold both of them. When one of them mounted the other and everted clasper-like organs I was certain they were going to mate, but after more awkward manoeuvring they went their separate ways. Still, what a serendipitous encounter.

    BugGuide: bugguide.net/node/view/3139

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

  14. Last evening I stumbled across this big splendid pair of grapevine beetles (_Pelidnota punctata_) on a grapevine- and bittersweet nightshade-covered stretch of fence by the tracks. I saw one that was flying around come to rest on the vines, and that was when I saw the second one hidden in the leaves!

    They seemed to nose at each other's butts, made more laborious because they were on a vine really too flimsy to hold both of them. When one of them mounted the other and everted clasper-like organs I was certain they were going to mate, but after more awkward manoeuvring they went their separate ways. Still, what a serendipitous encounter.

    BugGuide: bugguide.net/node/view/3139

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

  15. Last evening I stumbled across this big splendid pair of grapevine beetles (_Pelidnota punctata_) on a grapevine- and bittersweet nightshade-covered stretch of fence by the tracks. I saw one that was flying around come to rest on the vines, and that was when I saw the second one hidden in the leaves!

    They seemed to nose at each other's butts, made more laborious because they were on a vine really too flimsy to hold both of them. When one of them mounted the other and everted clasper-like organs I was certain they were going to mate, but after more awkward manoeuvring they went their separate ways. Still, what a serendipitous encounter.

    BugGuide: bugguide.net/node/view/3139

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

  16. The burrowing bees are so cute. They'll sit right at the entrance of their holes and, when you pass by, immediately retreat. However if you wait patiently they'll come back up again.

    I thought I also saw immense bees buzzing around, but they turned out to be furry scarab beetles of some kind!

    #InverteFest #bugstodon #insects #bees #beetles #Hymenoptera #Anthophila #Colletidae? #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

  17. The burrowing bees are so cute. They'll sit right at the entrance of their holes and, when you pass by, immediately retreat. However if you wait patiently they'll come back up again.

    I thought I also saw immense bees buzzing around, but they turned out to be furry scarab beetles of some kind!

    #InverteFest #bugstodon #insects #bees #beetles #Hymenoptera #Anthophila #Colletidae? #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

  18. The burrowing bees are so cute. They'll sit right at the entrance of their holes and, when you pass by, immediately retreat. However if you wait patiently they'll come back up again.

    I thought I also saw immense bees buzzing around, but they turned out to be furry scarab beetles of some kind!

    #InverteFest #bugstodon #insects #bees #beetles #Hymenoptera #Anthophila #Colletidae? #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

  19. The burrowing bees are so cute. They'll sit right at the entrance of their holes and, when you pass by, immediately retreat. However if you wait patiently they'll come back up again.

    I thought I also saw immense bees buzzing around, but they turned out to be furry scarab beetles of some kind!

    #InverteFest #bugstodon #insects #bees #beetles #Hymenoptera #Anthophila #Colletidae? #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

  20. The burrowing bees are so cute. They'll sit right at the entrance of their holes and, when you pass by, immediately retreat. However if you wait patiently they'll come back up again.

    I thought I also saw immense bees buzzing around, but they turned out to be furry scarab beetles of some kind!

    #InverteFest #bugstodon #insects #bees #beetles #Hymenoptera #Anthophila #Colletidae? #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

  21. This female Rhinoceros Beetle was trapped by human infrastructure and artificial lights. When it was freed it made a loud hissing squeak by rubbing its wings against the abdomen. This (6 cm ) female has a shining black armour and golden fur on the belly. The males have huge horns and are said to be the strongest animal on the planet. They are able to lift up to 850 times their own body weight. The strong 'claws' did not want to let go of that hand. It is back in the bush now.

    Rhinoceros Beetles
    brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_s
    lfwseq.org.au/star-wars-beetle
    #RhinocerosBeetle #invertebrates #beetle #scarabaeidae #Xylotrupes #mulch #LightPollution #NSW

  22. This female Rhinoceros Beetle was trapped by human infrastructure and artificial lights. When it was freed it made a loud hissing squeak by rubbing its wings against the abdomen. This (6 cm ) female has a shining black armour and golden fur on the belly. The males have huge horns and are said to be the strongest animal on the planet. They are able to lift up to 850 times their own body weight. The strong 'claws' did not want to let go of that hand. It is back in the bush now.

    Rhinoceros Beetles
    brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_s
    lfwseq.org.au/star-wars-beetle
    #RhinocerosBeetle #invertebrates #beetle #scarabaeidae #Xylotrupes #mulch #LightPollution #NSW

  23. This female Rhinoceros Beetle was trapped by human infrastructure and artificial lights. When it was freed it made a loud hissing squeak by rubbing its wings against the abdomen. This (6 cm ) female has a shining black armour and golden fur on the belly. The males have huge horns and are said to be the strongest animal on the planet. They are able to lift up to 850 times their own body weight. The strong 'claws' did not want to let go of that hand. It is back in the bush now.

    Rhinoceros Beetles
    brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_s
    lfwseq.org.au/star-wars-beetle
    #RhinocerosBeetle #invertebrates #beetle #scarabaeidae #Xylotrupes #mulch #LightPollution #NSW

  24. This female Rhinoceros Beetle was trapped by human infrastructure and artificial lights. When it was freed it made a loud hissing squeak by rubbing its wings against the abdomen. This (6 cm ) female has a shining black armour and golden fur on the belly. The males have huge horns and are said to be the strongest animal on the planet. They are able to lift up to 850 times their own body weight. The strong 'claws' did not want to let go of that hand. It is back in the bush now.

    Rhinoceros Beetles
    brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_s
    lfwseq.org.au/star-wars-beetle
    #RhinocerosBeetle #invertebrates #beetle #scarabaeidae #Xylotrupes #mulch #LightPollution #NSW

  25. This female Rhinoceros Beetle was trapped by human infrastructure and artificial lights. When it was freed it made a loud hissing squeak by rubbing its wings against the abdomen. This (6 cm ) female has a shining black armour and golden fur on the belly. The males have huge horns and are said to be the strongest animal on the planet. They are able to lift up to 850 times their own body weight. The strong 'claws' did not want to let go of that hand. It is back in the bush now.

    Rhinoceros Beetles
    brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_s
    lfwseq.org.au/star-wars-beetle
    #RhinocerosBeetle #invertebrates #beetle #scarabaeidae #Xylotrupes #mulch #LightPollution #NSW