When I was doing a bit of research for the post on Pin Cushion Proteas, I found the following information: “Proteas aren’t self-pollinating and depend on the small scarab beetles and the birds for pollination.” Now I don’t think this little dude sitting on the King Protea is a scarab beetle, but if he does the job who am I to question what he’s doing there.
LOL Great macro Jonker.
He sure is tiny Jonker but he does a great job wiith helping to pollinate the plants.
The world would be a miserable place if it were not for all these tiny creatures that work so hard!! Diane
If ever you want an insect identified, send it to the SA Museum – all the info on their website biodiversityexplorer.com. This dude does look like a member of the scarab beetle family – which is a huge group that includes fruit chafers and dung beetles.