Forget the fab four, think the fab 12. For the next 12 weeks, it’s quiz time again and this time, I will be testing your knowledge of British beetles. Many beetles have metallic or iridescent coloured elytra and thorax, making them - the real shining stars of the show. Beetles can live in a wide range of habitats. Some can fly and others cannot. Some have long antennae, and others long legs. Some have even mastered the art of disguise! Prepared to be be(et)dazzled and if you’re feeling lucky, perhaps you can even guess the bonus quiz question!Magical mystery beetle quiz #2Clue: An irritated Robiquet.Bonus quiz: Your win labels me.
More bonus Beatles??
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Asparagus beetle?
Bombardier beetle?
Asparagus beetle
sous-marin jeaune
Cin J
could be a scarab beetle
understand they can give off acid for protection
Robiqet researched acids for cures
asparagine was one
don't know what the bonus thing is
all I can make out is looser, is MrsT hinting lol
Ray
a good laugh is better than a tonic
Looks like Scarab to me now my head is cleared,not sure where to put the banana coloured u boat though,are we doing bath toys as well ?
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
It gets confusing 'cos Robiquet also discovered asparagin, the first amino acid, from asparagus hence Asparagus Beetle & the Bombardier Beetle also spits acid as a defence mechanism ... so it all rests on the Wednesday clue!!
Only thing not in doubt seems to be Yellow Submarine by the Fab Four, released in 1966, their thirteenth single ... Did I ever tell you that it took me donkey's years to get to appreciate them!!! Lol
Cardinal Beetle could also be a contender
From the blister beetle family wich produce cantharadin as a protection also discovered by Robiquet
have a look at blister beetles and Spanish fly
Roll on the Wednesday clue E!!!
Probably one of the most famous aphrodisiacs is Spanish fly. It is made from a beetle that secretes an acid-like juice, called cantharidin, from its leg joints when ... YUK!!
WendyBartter said: Only thing not in doubt seems to be Yellow Submarine by the Fab Four, released in 1966, their thirteenth single ... Did I ever tell you that it took me donkey's years to get to appreciate them!!! Lol
WendyBartter said: so it all rests on the Wednesday clue!!
And you really think that will help Wendy ? Some not far from here are not certain even after the Friday answers,great fun though,gets the old single cell working.