Soldier Beetle (Cantharis fusca) and Oil Beetle larvae (Meloe proscarabaeus)

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Soldier Beetle (Cantharis fusca) carrying larvae of Oil Beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus). The larvae needs to find the nest of solitary bees where they will feed on eggs and pollen in the nest.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Aeroe, Denmark
Photo credit: © Lars S. Madsen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, beetle, cantharis, coleoptera, dispersal, fauna, flight, fusca, insect, invertebrate, larvae, meloe, movement, nature, oil, parasites, parasitic, proscarabaeus, soldier, transportation, tringulin, wings