A scarab beetle (Scarabaeidae) is balancing on a tiny pink flower.
These little pink flowers sprout up every year, and they tend to make very nice backdrops if I am lucky enough to find a photogenic insect on them. I’m not sure if the photo suggests it, but our beetle friend here was not the most stationary subject; I only managed a few shots, this one being the best of them.
Wishing everyone a peaceful weekend.
Wow! What a wonderful macro! This beetle looks like it is indeed performing a balancing act :)
Thanks, Pete! Glad the acrobatics came through.
Nice shot. Weir looking antenna and it almost looks as though he has a lemur tail helping him hold on.
I can see the tail! The “weird” antennae seem to indicate a male in a lot of insects but my beetle knowledge is limited.