A large black leaf beetle which exudes a red liquid from its mouth and leg joints when disturbed.
血鼻叶甲
Genus Timarcha, family Chrysomelidae
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The larvae of the bloody-nosed beetle are soft and slug like and are metallic black in colour.
Herbivores include some of the largest animals on earth, like the African elephant and the giraffe to some of the smallest, such as the bloody-nosed beetle and termite.
There are also several types of bees and wasps, including wood wasps, and a number of interesting beetles such as the soldier beetle, the bloody-nosed beetle and the cardinal beetle.
The conservation day has helped to protect some 20,000 species, which live on the reserve, including endangered bloody-nosed beetles, cockles, and rare types of grass.
The bloody-nosed beetle gets its name from its habit of exuding a drop of bright red blood if disturbed or threatened.