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Everywhere you go, soldier beetles are just having at it.

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September 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
tillingtonchum.bsky.social
What a handsome creature. Cantharis rustica, one of the soldier beetles. The first that we’ve seen in the garden, and there were two of them.
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May 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Hey, solider beetles, whatcha doing over there? Whatcha...

Oh.

Kids must be spending the night at a friend's house.

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September 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
lorrainesimeart.bsky.social
My favourite beetles are back! Common red soldier beetles. I also had one visit my garden, enjoying the flowers. #beetles #soldierbeetles #biodiversity #sketchbook
Sketches and drawings of common red soldier beetles, a long red beetle with long antennae. The hand written note says: My favourite beetle is back, the common red soldier beetle, rhagonycha fulva.
July 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
lorrainesimeart.bsky.social
A drawing of my favourite beetle, the common red soldier beetle. I’ve been spotting lots of them and they’ve been enjoying the plants in my garden. #soldierbeetles #beetles #drawing #biodiversity
Drawing of a red soldier beetle on a white background. It is a long narrow beetle with long antennae and it’s creating a shadow.
July 25, 2026 at 11:20 AM
pjh62.bsky.social
Hogweed bonking beetles living up to their name #uksafari #soldierbeetles #hogweed #insects #bloomscrolling #nature
June 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Motyka et al. Untangling the evolution of #SoldierBeetles (#Coleoptera: #Cantharidae) and the evaluation of the morphological phylogenetic signal in a soft-bodied elateroid lineage
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Fig. 1. Cantharidae in nature. Photos by authors.
October 27, 2023 at 4:35 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Yang et al. Mitochondrial gene rearrangements suggest a #NewGenus in the subfamily #Cantharinae (#Coleoptera). doi.org/10.1111/zsc.... #Beetle #Beetles #SoldierBeetles
May 4, 2024 at 2:05 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Kazantsev. A review of #SoldierBeetles of the genus Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1833 (#Coleoptera: #Cantharidae) of Siberia, with description of a #NewSpecies. kmkjournals.com/journals/REJ... #Beetle #Beetles
April 17, 2024 at 1:35 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Biffi. Taxonomic Revision of Pachymesia Westwood ( #Coleoptera: #Cantharidae) from the South American Atlantic Forest doi.org/10.3161/0003... #Beetle #Beetles #SoldierBeetles #NewSpecies #Taxonomy
Live specimens of Pachymesia incisa Westwood, 1849, showing the differences in the shape of the antennae, pronotum and elytra: (A) male; (B) female. Photos by Rogerio Dias.
October 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
colonialswcd.bsky.social
Soldier beetles: the small, often unnoticed helpers your garden needs. They pollinate flowers and prey on pest insects and they are beneficial in both life stages. Read more about why they matter to your ecosystem. Photograph (c) Judy Gallagher

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Beneficial Bugs - Soldier Beetles
Soldier beetles are small, often unnoticed insects that play an outsized role in maintaining ecological balance. Learn more about the ecosystem services they provide and why you need more in your gard...
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February 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM