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The World of Minibeasts

Secrets in Bunches: a Solution

 

Uff! ... und noch'n Ei. We do this in order not to have to explain much, when the leaf beetle  Lachnaea sexpuntata places her dark, longish eggs exposedly at the end of a stem. 

Beside, the female has not folded her wings properly - which is why a little part sticks out between her elytra. But during a business as important as laying eggs this is alright. 

Wie?! Unordentlich? Ich hab' gerade Wichtigeres zu tun als mediengerecht auszusehen...

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Photograph by José Verkest, text by Maria Pfeifer