Colorful Insect

Hubby spotted this on our nature walk this morning and called me over to get a photo. According to Wikipedia, it is Rosalia a beetle.

[Chrissie]

Ooooh 😱
Awesome shot!

[Suzanne]

Great shot

[Susan Wakely]

It looks a bit like a beetle.

[LManning (Laura)]

Impressive antennae!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Yikes

[Wendy]

oh dear.. creepy crawly goodness.

[Beryl Lloyd]

So colourful - I suggest he is a beetle of some sort with 6 legs and those powerful antennae - A super macro shot ! fav

[KoalaGardens🐨]

so wonderful - definitely not a spider tho - fantastic patterns and that colour!

[Babs]

Looks like a beetle.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Are you sure that's not a beetle? I only count 6 legs. But I'm no bug expert. 'He' sure has some interesting coloring and markings.

[Shutterbug]

@wakelys @beryl @onewing @olivetreeann Thanks. I had no idea. I changed the title to insect. I found it in Wikipedia. It is Rosalia, a beetle.

[Rob Z]

He's quite a cutie - but maybe a beetle rather spider. Great patterns on his body! :)

[Shutterbug]

@robz You’re right. I saw the comments and looked it up. It is Rosalia, a beetle.

[Jane Pittenger]

Looks prehistoric!

[Kathy]

Good close up!

[amyK]

Looks intimidating

[Diana]

Fabulous shot of this beautiful critter!

[haskar]

Lovely close up.

[Wylie]

a lovely blue weevil I'm guessing.

[Corinne C]

What a great macro!

[Carole Sandford]

Wonderful macro!

[Kate]

Nice capture. It has quite long antennae

[Walks @ 7]

Cool!

[Tia]

Great capture of this interesting beetle

[Zilli~]

Colorful, and a bit scary!