Beetle flower

It looks like an army of pink beetles clustered together, ready to crawl to the next place. I chanced across this beautiful yet beguiling floral in an arid, out of the way spot on the coast of south-east England.

Is it beautiful or vile? Can any nature buffs put a name to this specimen?…

Tags: beetles, florals, flower, macro, mystery, nature, photography, pink, south-east England

18 thoughts on “Beetle flower”

jdtphotography.co.uk on September 10, 2015 at 14:07 said:

Beautiful and your description is so apt. Hope you have a great weekend.

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 11, 2015 at 20:45 said:
  
  Thank you very much, James, you too. The full Dungeness set is going up on Sunday. Did I ask if you’ve photographed it?
  
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  - jdtphotography.co.uk on September 16, 2015 at 14:58 said:
    
    You are very welcome Mike and I look forward to the new set of images. This has been on my books for a long while…..just things get in the way sometimes.
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on September 19, 2015 at 13:51 said:
      
      I know that feeling, James!
      
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leecleland on September 6, 2015 at 02:39 said:

Intriguing shot and calling it beetle flower is brilliant :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 6, 2015 at 09:12 said:
  
  Thank you Lee :) It’s a funny little critter, isn’t it?
  
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  - leecleland on September 6, 2015 at 13:06 said:
    
    :)
    
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ckponderings on September 5, 2015 at 23:39 said:

Whatever it is, Mike, it’s been nicely photographed! :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 6, 2015 at 09:13 said:
  
  Thanks Richard, much appreciated! It’s definitely a Wild Carrot flower :)
  
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Jane Lurie on September 5, 2015 at 15:25 said:

Very cool flower! Great capture, Mike.

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 5, 2015 at 17:08 said:
  
  Thanks Jane… still not sure what it is!
  
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- mikeosbornphoto on September 5, 2015 at 21:30 said:
  
  But now we have an answer! Wild carrot. I think they call it Queen Anne’s Lace in North America.
  
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  - Jane Lurie on September 6, 2015 at 00:13 said:
    
    Hi- Doesn’t look like the Queen Anne’s Lace that I’m familiar with– here, they are all white… will look up Wild Carrot. Love learning new things- thank you!
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on September 6, 2015 at 09:03 said:
      
      Apparently they’re part of the same family, Jane… at least according to the venerable Wikipedia :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daucus_carota
      
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Laura Bloomsbury on September 5, 2015 at 12:46 said:

You have the perfect name for what otherwise might be the seedhead of wild carrot – and Daucus carota. Would smell as sweet at the end of your lens, whatever it is called.

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 5, 2015 at 15:27 said:
  
  So is it a Daucus Carota, Laura?
  
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  - Laura Bloomsbury on September 5, 2015 at 17:35 said:
    
    Feel sure it is – you have it there in the birds nest stage of seedhead – in flower known as bishop’s lace, and Queen Anne’s lace
    
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- mikeosbornphoto on September 5, 2015 at 17:37 said:
  
  Thanks Laura, I just had a tinker with Google and there is it – wild carrot. It’s a curious-looking bloom!
  
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