This morning on the Common I spotted this Lunate Ladybird (
Cheilomenes lunata) sweeping a daisy bush for aphids. (Other
beetles you might find on the Common.)
There were also several Spotted Blister Beetles (
Ceroctis capensis) on the Fonteinbos or Bloukeur bushes (
Psoralea pinnata). These beetles belong to the family Meloidae many of which secrete a poison, cantharadin, which may blister human skin, and if eaten, prove fatal!
