This is how dung beetles emerge on a well stocked farm that uses very few wormers. Any parasites laid in this pat wouldn't stand a chance. This is Ireland yesterday.

The cockchafer or May bug is our largest scarab beetle & is attracted to street lights in Spring. Less common is the rose chafer - an important detritivore that feeds on decaying matter. Get your free Action for Insects guide & help reverse #insect decline bit.ly/2VAcNNE

Lesser stag beetle in Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Moved from footpath to ligule where it won’t get trodden on! British Scarabs GiGL @WildLondon

These lads are the unfortunately named Cockchafer beetle or Maybug & there are going to be LOADS of them about over the next few weeks for their breeding season. They are one of our bigger beetle species and are often mistaken for cockroaches... BUT they are native & harmless.

Acrossus luridus has many colour forms including all black. Here's how to distinguish the black form from Acrossus depressus #ScarabSkills

This marvellous Maybug flew into the office to say hello to Ranger Kate earlier this week! You'll most likely spot this type of beetle, also known as a Cockchafer or Doodlebug, in areas such as parks, gardens, grassland, and woodland, as they search for a mate this month.

It's May & Maybugs abound. Thanks to all those who have submitted their sightings to iRecord we have a much better map of their distribution patterns. The cockchafer verified dataset on iRecord is nearly as large as the NBN Atlas. Great job recorders!

If you spot one please record your sighting on iRecord

This is Cetonia aurata, the rose chafer (goldglänzender Rosenkäfer)! This beetle is a protected species in Germany, and their larvae are important detritivores. They are out flying this time of year to mate.

That excited expression of wonderment just about sums it up for many of us. If we are lucky we get to make that face at least once a month!

Spot on with the ID. There have been a couple of records so far, just starting to emerge. If you could submit to iRecord that would be brilliant.

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Slop, Stir, Sink, Scoop Floatation for beginners #ScarabSkills

Hello scarab followers. Just to let you know that we will be quiet for the next couple of days - Ceri heading to hospital for an op. Keep the records & questions coming though. We will answer as soon as possible.

Labarrus lividus is out & about now, so why not find a manure heap & sieve, fun for all the family. #ScarabSkills

Looks like the woodland dor beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus.

To celebrate #worldcoleopteraweekend here's the two most recent additions to the #BritishScarabs list. Both established introductions - Checkered chafer (Valgus hemipterus) & Striped Summer Chafer (Rhizotrogus aestivus)

Splendid Earth Boring Beetle from #Kansas #worldcoleopteraweekend