Simon Mentha
@cammint.bsky.social
One-time physicist, astronomer, natural historian and cactus-grower living in Cambridge UK
Beastie found ambling about on our doormat.
Given proximity to pollarded willow, is it a musk beetle (Aromia moschata)?
It has a beautiful metallic bronze-green iridescence; the picture doesn’t do it justice.
Given proximity to pollarded willow, is it a musk beetle (Aromia moschata)?
It has a beautiful metallic bronze-green iridescence; the picture doesn’t do it justice.
July 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Beastie found ambling about on our doormat.
Given proximity to pollarded willow, is it a musk beetle (Aromia moschata)?
It has a beautiful metallic bronze-green iridescence; the picture doesn’t do it justice.
Given proximity to pollarded willow, is it a musk beetle (Aromia moschata)?
It has a beautiful metallic bronze-green iridescence; the picture doesn’t do it justice.
That was quite a plunge as a cold front passed by this morning.
January 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
That was quite a plunge as a cold front passed by this morning.
Time to seek a new platform to lurk beneath - maybe less so now I’ve joined the exodus.
November 14, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Time to seek a new platform to lurk beneath - maybe less so now I’ve joined the exodus.