[Picspam] Jewel Beetles; it's definitely Spring! :)

[moonvoice]

For once, Spring is on time. In previous years, the jewel beetles have either been coming two weeks early / two weeks late. And two years ago, they were an entire month early, signalling a premature end to Winter, and the start of sunnier things to come.

I can't believe our garden already has jewel beetles! I am so happy. These photos came from our own garden! Whee!

It's not iridescence if your legs aren't iridescent too.







Acacias are weird and awesome. I love how each flower is essentially a little puffball of pollen. But I love them even more just before they've started flowering, when they look like some kind of mutant piece of corn.



Jewel beetles tend to react with mad hiding when a camera lens comes close to them. Fortunately, like many skinks, they are damned slow moving. This one was backing away. So I got a head shot.

Comments

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yeah, these jewel beetles are the size of my little fingernail, and I have thin fingers. So quite small. :D

[silverjackal.livejournal.com]

In that case the ones here are easily twice the size. They certainly are beautiful, but then there are a number of very handsome beetles.