Scarlet Lily Beetle

More jewel-like in large.
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We found this rather pretty pest on a lily plant in a garden. While holding it, we heard a squeaking sound and looked in nearby flowerbeds to try to locate its source (assuming that it was a mouse), only to discover that the squeaking noise was coming from the beetle itself! Most peculiar...
I've also uploaded some pictures of Tonbridge School chapel (right from here).