I found it on a bicycle trip to the country side. There were many roaming around among dead leaves on the floor.
CLOSED: I think this is Pyrrhocoris apterus, anyone disagrees?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebug
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=Pyrrhocoris%20apterus&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
I don't think there's any doubt about this one! I haven't seen it before, it lives on Lime tree and Mallow seeds.
Thank you wallaby!
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