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Hundreds of pleasing fungus beetles found in Carr's Wood
Original: Yesterday, I went for a short potter in Carr's Wood. Found hundreds of these tiny Dacne rufifrons, one of the so-called
A naturalist walking through Carr's Wood near Bath reported finding hundreds of tiny Dacne rufifrons beetles clustered on the underside of an old Dryad's Saddle fungus. The species is one of the so-called pleasing fungus beetles, from the family Erotylidae. The sighting is drawing interest from nature and wildlife enthusiasts following UK insect observations.
Why now: Wildlife enthusiasts are engaging with an unusual mass sighting of a little-known beetle species in a local UK wood.
Carr's WoodDacne rufifronsErotylidaeDryad's Saddle fungus
Evidence
- Yesterday, I went for a short potter in Carr's Wood. Found hundreds of these tiny Dacne rufifrons, one of the so-called 'pleasing fungus beetles' (Erotylidae) on the underside of an old Dryad's Saddle fungus. # Nature # Wildlife # Insect # Beetle # UKWildlife #… · BathNature@ecoevo.social · 8
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