Oil Beetle
Oil Beetle

Found at several locations between PORTHGAIN-STRUMBLE HEAD

'Meloe Proscarabaeus' A flightless Beetle / Emits an oily liquid when alarmed /
Feeds on vegetation.
Female digs a burrow / lays thousands of eggs / which hatch into Larvae /
Larvae attach to foraging bees / transported to bees nest /
larvae eat eggs - pollen - nectar and develop into adults.

Ref: 0505

Date: 16/04/2008

Location: Porthgain / Strumble

Oil Beetle

Found at several locations between PORTHGAIN-STRUMBLE HEAD

'Meloe Proscarabaeus' A flightless Beetle / Emits an oily liquid when alarmed /
Feeds on vegetation.
Female digs a burrow / lays thousands of eggs / which hatch into Larvae /
Larvae attach to foraging bees / transported to bees nest /
larvae eat eggs - pollen - nectar and develop into adults.

Ref: 0505

Date: 16/04/2008

Location: Porthgain / Strumble