Rufous-shouldered Longhorn Beetle

Rather a busy day one way and another, with rather too much sitting for comfort. In the morning we completed the decision making on our new bathroom, which will be installed in July. Our preferreed shower proved to be technically difficult, so we've gone for an easier option, which at least brought the cost down a bit. I also arranged for a new fuse-board to be fitted. It's going to be an expensive summer! Then in the afternoon we had a meeting to discuss a major survey project, which went well, and Pete and I now feel happier about what's required. Just need to get properly better so I can start work!

All this left little time for photography (particularly as I forgot to take the SD card on my early morning dog-walk), so I resorted to a photoshoot of this rather attractive beetle Anaglypts mysticus, which Pete had brought back from a site in Cambridge yesterday. The larvae of this species feed on dead wood for two years, but the adults feed on nectar and can often be found on cow parsley. It's a nationally scarce species, most frequent in the southern-central part of Britain, and is always nice to see.