Bloody Nosed Beetle larvae, Timarcha tenebricosa, Capel-le-Fern, Kent UK, flightless, unusual defence mechanism: when adult beetle is threatened, it s

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Bloody Nosed Beetle larvae, Timarcha tenebricosa, Capel-le-Fern, Kent UK, flightless, unusual defence mechanism: when adult beetle is threatened, it secretes a distasteful blood-red liquid from its mouth

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Photo credit: © Robert Pickett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: black, insect, metamorphosis, nature, spring, summer, wild, wildlife