Have you ever seen a metallic green beetle like this?

1. Mint leaf beetle by Nicky Fraser

This startling metallic green beetle impressed amateur photographer Nicky Fraser.

Nicky, who lives near Ross-on-Wye, had to google the creature to find out that it is a mint leaf beetle.

They grow up to 10mm, and they body is an iridescent green peppered with tiny indentations.

Unsurprisingly, they are nearly always found on mint.

Beetles often catch the eye of members of the Hereford Times Camera Club.

Here are another five captivating creepy crawlies captured by the lenses of our members (and identified by them):

2. False oil beetle by Dawn Manning

3. Club-tailed dragonfly by Chris Moody

4. Cockchafter (or May beetle) by Gavin Marsden

5. Stag beetle by Michelle Dorrington

6. Ladybird by Liana Rock

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