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Tiger longicorn beetle.
Very confusing when I first spotted this beetle I wasn't sure whether it was a wasp or not. I didn't have my camera with me so I decided to just catch it with my hands and hoped that it didn't sting me. Well it didn't and I got a photo after cooling it down to stop it from running or flying away.
''Aridaeus thoracicus'', the tiger longicorn, is a common beetle found in Australia. An attractively marked insect with orange and black patterns, the femur of each leg is swollen in the middle. Orange hairs may be noticed on the legs and thorax. It was described by Anglo-Irish naturalist Edward Donovan in 1805.
In the warmer months, adults are seen on flowering plants, feeding on the pollen and nectar, particularly those in the myrtle family. Larvae feed on dead wood of a variety of.. more
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