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Bee-like Flower Scarab
Stanley Jones

Bee-like Flower Scarab (Trichiotinus piger)

Bee-like Flower Scarab (Trichiotinus piger: Scarabaeidae) ca. 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long. Photographed on Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense var. mobilense: Liliaceae) Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post oak savannah at ca. 69 m (227 ft) in elevation.

I am heading to South Texas tomorrow for a week and will be off line during that time.
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Habitat
Post oak savannah at ca. 69 m (227 ft) in elevation.
Location
Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2017
Scientific name
Trichiotinus piger
Equipment used
Canon
Scridifer
Supporter
Not a group I was aware of, many thanks for bringing it to my attention Stanley! A stunning macro, both scarab and bloom are beautiful!

Chris
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
A cracking macro image Stanley. He's on a very pretty flower too.

Lovely work my friend - very well done.
 
D. Taylor
Me thinks that little bug may be in trouble, excellent work Stanley don't get any better.
 
KC Foggin
Supporter
A super, detailed image of this insect. Actually it looks like there are two insects on that beautiful vegetation. A tiny one just under the head of the larger one.
 
ducbucln
Holy cow Stanley! To be able to see the fuzz on the larger one and still catch the smaller one is just amazing. Well done!

Vicki
 

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