Rose Chafers don't tend to stick around long. If they survive being an egg and a grub (we gave about 30 grubs to the neighbours chickens: they have feathery predators) and make it into adulthood, they live for a few weeks, if that. So, although they're huge and unpredictable fliers and make a noise like a bug zapper that can really ruin reading in the garden - I like to photograph them while I can.
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| Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) Eating |
It seems so odd that something so large and noisy would live off of such dainty natural sweets things as pollen and nectar but you shouldn't judge a book by its cover or an insect by its exoskeleton.
Until Tomorrow
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