Welcome to Pembrokeshire Wildlife, a blog for general wildlife sightings, discussion, comments, questions and observations. Email andy@andydavies.info if you would like to make posts. Anyone can add a comment to an existing post.
Emporer moth
Monday, 4 June 2018
Swollen-thighed Beetle
This is the first one I've come across this year. There is nothing
secretive about these handsome males. No scuttling away like some wretched
beetles. They sit there on a flower displaying their magnificent thighs,
waiting to be photographed, or rather for a female to come along. The thighs of the female are nothing to get excited about! Apparently 'pulling' a female is mathematically related to the males' thigh measurements. What fascinating research someone must have done.
Peter Byles
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment