Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog: ID help please

4 Aug 2021

We saw this small beetle on our walk earlier. It was about 5mm long.

It is probably very common, but I am no beetle expert! It stayed on my arm for a long time.

This was in East Anglia, not far from a small river.

Anonymous said...: Is that a beetle or a tick ?

If it's the latter then they thing might be carrying Lyme disease !; Wed Aug 04, 07:08:00 pm GMT+1
Roger G3XBM said...: Beetle.; Wed Aug 04, 09:32:00 pm GMT+1
Rupert N2OTO said...: Pied Shieldbug

http://www.dorsetnature.co.uk/pages-hemiptera/hem-06.html; Thu Aug 05, 12:27:00 am GMT+1
Roger G3XBM said...: Yes I think you are right Rupert - thank you.; Thu Aug 05, 06:39:00 am GMT+1