we have a thread for insects and lady beetles but not beetles in general and there’s lots of different types of beetles and they all play an important role in the ecosystem too so I thought I’d make a thread about beetles where people can share photos of any type of beetles they get this year if they have any
I saw my first beetle of the year today
Varied Carpet Beetle
Here’s some even closer ones
The larvae are the ones that cause probloms not the adults. and The adults usually Come out during warmer months when pollen is available and can be found on windows trying to get outside
I opened the window so one of them could go out. There was only one left and it was still there this morning so I took a photo
Then cause I had some slate I put it up against the wall since it fell off the wall and kept trying to climb up again then when it crawled on I went outside and walked up to my border to put it in
and he or she had crawled off when I looked at the front and the back I looked on side and everything after aswell and he or she definitely crawled off
Now the adult varied carpet beetle can look for mates or mate with other beetles (outside) and not just mate but also feed on nectar and pollen and pollinate flowers like they were born to do as adults aswell
2nd April 2023
pollen beetle
A different species of beetle
Monday 3rd April 2023
in the garden
Pollen Beetle
2 pollen beetles mateing
- so possibly male and female