Need Bug ID

[ScoutR]

I found this burrowed in the ground in my garden while digging up some weeds. Sorry about the bad shot, I never do well when I'm rushed and I had to run in the house, get the camera, change lenses and then find this guy again.

It is approx. 2.5 - 3cm long. The colours are so pretty, but I'm wondering what kind of destruction it might wreak in the garden. I let this one dig himself back in but where there is one there are probably more. Is this one a friend or foe in the garden.



Wendy

[abhi]

Wendy,

It seems to be a green six spotted tiger beetle (Yay!, for google image search). Here's a link I found with some photos and info

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ec...ger_beetle.htm

Oh! apparently they live alone

[ScoutR]

hey that was quick, Thanks Abhi. I will have to look up how to search images with google, didn't know you could do that. . Thanks again

Wendy

[Donald]

This forum never ceases to amaze me for the extent and diversity of the knowledge we amass. Thanks to both of the above for that.

I never do well when I'm rushed and I had to run in the house, get the camera, change lenses ....

But you couldn't have done that when you first started out on this photographic journey!

[abhi]

hey that was quick, Thanks Abhi. I will have to look up how to search images with google, didn't know you could do that. . Thanks again

Wendy

Just use your creativity there as well, Wendy . It looked like a beetle to me, so I just searched for green beetle, and luckily for me this fellow had his photo on the first page under images

[ScoutR]

Just use your creativity there as well, Wendy . It looked like a beetle to me, so I just searched for green beetle, and luckily for me this fellow had his photo on the first page under images

Oh dear, I guess I could have done that. I thought you used the image for the search instead of words, that would be cool. Does anyone know if you can actually search by image and find out what something

[ScoutR]

But you couldn't have done that when you first started out on this photographic journey!

LOL, well I might have but the beetle would have had a family by the time I got back outside.