i noticed this beetle on the firetrail yesterday when i was walking the dogs .. i thought it was a wood beetle but after doing a bit'v research i think its a weevil .. life unseen ..
as soon as i got down to his level he flipped himself over so he lay on his back .. it was quite annoying .. i didnt want to take a pic of an insect that looked dead ..
so i picked him up and put him on his legs again .. but he kept flipping himself over onto his back .. was able to put him on a piece of wood where i got the shot of him facing the camera .. he only let me get a couple of shots before he flipped himself over and fell off .. !!..
anyway .. it must be their behaviour when they feel threatened to look like they're dead ..:)
if you want to see the details better you'll have to view the full size version and magnify .. check out his feet when he's upside down .. they're so cute .. !!..
Not a bad strategy. Probably they don't usually encounter anything as determined as a photographer. He looks like something put together by an engineer. I love your poster style presentation.
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