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Dangerous Blister Beetle eating a Dwarf Coral-tree flower

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Blister Beetles belong to the family Meloidae and are so called because the secrete a blistering agent called cantharidin when threatened. Many species are brightly coloured – and these aposematic colours act as a warning to would-be predators. This spectacular CMR Bean Beetle (Mylabris oculata) was feeding on the flowers of a Dwarf Coral-tree (Erythrina humeana) that was growing in the grounds of the Satara Rest Camp in Kruger National Park. The term CMR stands for Cape Mounted Rifles – the beetle’s black and yellow colours are those of the regiment.

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