I found a bug

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Red beetle no id .jpg

And I can't figure out what it is. Google is not helping me today and showing every possible red beetle there is, but none look like this one.

Found it in a bright location with tall pines and some lower shrubs few weeks ago. It is about 1 cm in length with black head and thorax and orange-red outer wings.
Notice the spots and dimples.

Ugly, nasty thing nice bug :)

Red beetle no id 3.jpg

Also, does any of you know a good site that helps with insect identification? Would be cool if it was showing some suggestions after uploading a photo.

Red beetle no id 2.jpg

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Seems to be some kind of Ampedus, eg.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampedus_pomonae
Couldn't say which species, though. If you really want to find out, you might have some work cut out for you: http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/1001446
On the right is a list with Ampedus species. Most seem to look very similar.

Anyway, I noticed that Google's image search has worsened significantly over recent months. By now, it's probably better to use Bing.

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Bingo! It really does looks like that one :)
Thanks a lot for the help!

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Ohh dark red one bug nice

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Maybe if your catch is more visible from the front, google can help :)

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Well... too late now :) That's all the shouts I could get.

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It looks like a red click beetle.

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This beetle (especially in the first photo) looks very clean and shiny.
Did you bathe him before the photo shoot? 😂

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It has a click beetle shape to it. If you catch it it will click like a spring and go bouncing off somewhere. Somewhat startling to would be predators. My guess would be blood red click beetle Ampedus sanguineus

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Haha me and beetles are not buddies. I will not even get close enough to catch it :D
But it does looks like Ampedus sanguineus. Thank you!

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That red click beetle would make some amazing looking jewelry, encase it in some kind of epoxy as a pendant. I see stuff like that for sale on etsy all the time.

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Erm.. nope.
Just a thought of a beetle on neck gives me shivers :p

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