i took this while at the river on an outing with my wife.

love the color on its back .


can anyone tell me what it is.

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I think it is a Green Dock Beetle

C

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Looks like a close up of a zip to me.

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yeh thats in the pic to i think

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Not sure what beetle it is. This will tell you why it's such a great colour though:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8166157.stm

Chunky is correct,it`s a green dock beetle

you can buy loco foam to match that colour.

Iv tried it and it works really well

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It is a green dock beetle , up my way we call them Skytter beetles ( watch them go ) Get the foam beetle on and you usually have a field day..

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