A blister beetle (Hycleus species) with dramatic warning colouration to advise prospective predators of its poisonous secretions feeds on a flower. F

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A blister beetle (Hycleus species) with dramatic warning colouration to advise prospective predators of its poisonous secretions feeds on a flower. Faraba Bantang, The Republic of the Gambia.

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Size: 2864px × 3377px
Location: Faraba Bantang, The Republic of the Gambia.
Photo credit: © MichaelGrantWildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: africa, banded, barndigital, beetle, black, blister, brown, coloration, colouration, eating, feeding, flower, gambia, hycleus, insect, poison, poisonous, republic, warning, west, wildlife, yellow