Beetle on a holly tree, June 2010, Texas hill country

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In the hot sunshine, hundreds of these beetles were clustered on the holly trees, feeding off the berries I suppose. This picture captured the best view of a single one. Maybe someday I'll figure out the species.



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Taken June 22, 2010, near Fredericksburg, Texas. Nikon D3000, 18-55 zoom lens at 55mm, f/13, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, small crop from image center.