Tag: longhorn beetles

sinobug:

Getting Airborne

We, as naturally aeronautically-challenged beings, romantasise the freedom and serenity of flight, often without any consideration for the supreme physical effort required to achieve that first gravity-defying moment at lift-off. The Cerambycid Longhorn Beetles do a stellar job of de-romantasising the act of getting airborne…..

(click images for individual IDs in captions)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan and Beijing, China

See more Chinese beetles on my Flickr site HERE…..