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24-05-2009, 10:37 AM
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| | | Id of this strange insect
hi Can someone help identify this rather large chap. Its on its back and is quite large it appears to have a hard shell and has wings which it keeps using to try and get up again. It has really piercing eyes - its very scary to me and took all my nerve to take this photo - I know I'm a wimp!!!  
Any help would be appreciated - I will try and go and turn it over so it can be on its way - actually might get hubby to do it  |
24-05-2009, 10:52 AM
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| | | Re: Id of this strange insect
Looks like a Cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha |
24-05-2009, 12:01 PM
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| | | Re: Id of this strange insect
Thanks very much - just read up on these guys what an amazing beetle. Anyway I've put it out of the way under the conifers !!! |
24-05-2009, 08:11 PM
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| | | Re: Id of this strange insect
Sorry to interrupt, I only joined yesterday or was it to-day, however I replied to your query, saying it was a MAy bug, [cockchafer] but the reply hasn't shown, anyone know what I've done wrong?? |
25-05-2009, 02:15 PM
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you're certainly not interrupting 
Welcome to the site - I have to say I'm sorry I dont know what you did wrong but you had the right answer and I thank you for your post.  |
26-05-2009, 09:23 AM
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| | | Re: Id of this strange insect
Thank you for the welcome, I was searching info on sloes and came upon this site, very interesting but, sooo much to take in, BTW my reply came on another part beside a picture of the wee beastie. |
26-05-2009, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by A-daisy-a-day  Thank you for the welcome, I was searching info on sloes and came upon this site, very interesting but, sooo much to take in, BTW my reply came on another part beside a picture of the wee beastie. | I happened by this site to look something up 2 years ago daisy, it's like the hotel california Welcome to both of you. Cockchafters are amazing aren't they counter.
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27-05-2009, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by galanthus I happened by this site to look something up 2 years ago daisy, it's like the hotel california Welcome to both of you. Cockchafters are amazing aren't they counter. | And after two years, have you got round everything? |
27-05-2009, 07:34 PM
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| | | Re: Id of this strange insect
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Originally Posted by galanthus I happened by this site to look something up 2 years ago daisy, it's like the hotel california Welcome to both of you. Cockchafters are amazing aren't they counter. | Thank you - I've really started to take notice of the weird and wonderful things in my garden. This Cockchafters was as you say amazing - it was soooo scary at first but hey he may look big and strange lookiing but he cant hurt - I still used a brush end to turn him over
I love this site its wonderful and so informative I'm getting to like finding strange insects now cause I know I can always get help from here. Thanks to all and everyone who has anything to do with this site - what a wonderful find for me. | | |
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