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Nasty but brave little bug battles bigger beetles - Aoplonema nigrum
Copyright © 2010 Ron Hemberger

Nasty but brave little bug battles bigger beetles - Aoplonema nigrum
Santiago Oaks Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
March 30, 2010
Seen here on bindweed, this tiny bug has a mean beak it just loves to poke at red-eared beetles.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 2 April, 2010 - 8:28pm

Great series, Ron.
The shots with the blister beetles are especially compelling! Not that it makes me love them any less, but as I commented here, I can personally attest to the fact that they do seem to want to jab that beak into just about anything (even us humans) and have a go at getting a meal! Heck, they'll even try to penetrate metal! :-)

… Harsi S. Parker, 3 April, 2010 - 3:10am login or register to post comments

Very nice bug!
^^
… WonGun Kim, 2 April, 2010 - 11:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. They quite impressed me.
May shoot more next time out. Think I'm done with the beetles, though. It was interesting to see the two interact.
… Ron Hemberger, 2 April, 2010 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

 
? What's the Mirid doing to the beetle?
Any idea?
… margarethe brummermann, 28 April, 2010 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

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