Oil beetle  (Meloe proscarabaeus)

Female oil beetle on leaf litter
Female oil beetle on leaf litter
© Robin Williams		Oil beetle
Oil beetle
© Robin Williams		Oil beetle in vegetation
Oil beetle in vegetation
© Duncan McEwan / naturepl.com
Oil beetle
Oil beetle
© Duncan McEwan / naturepl.com		Oil beetle
Oil beetle
© Stephen Dalton / www.nhpa.co.uk		Close up of oil beetle
Close up of oil beetle
© Roger Key