Hairy belly
Found these hairy blister beetles (ca. 25mm long, Epicauta sp., Meloidae) near camp lights, clinging to grasses. The next morning they were still there and hardly moving.
Field stack taken at the camp site of Mikembo sanctuary, near the lake (DR Congo, Katanga, 35km NE of Lubumbashi, January 2015).
The leaf was blocked with a small clamp, just under the frame. Image based on 44 exposures, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax). Canon 5D mkii, EF 100mm macro 1:2.8 USM, ISO-100, f/6.3, -0.3step, 1/30s, natural light, early morning. Slightly cropped, magnification 1.2 x (on ff).
Hairy belly
Found these hairy blister beetles (ca. 25mm long, Epicauta sp., Meloidae) near camp lights, clinging to grasses. The next morning they were still there and hardly moving.
Field stack taken at the camp site of Mikembo sanctuary, near the lake (DR Congo, Katanga, 35km NE of Lubumbashi, January 2015).
The leaf was blocked with a small clamp, just under the frame. Image based on 44 exposures, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax). Canon 5D mkii, EF 100mm macro 1:2.8 USM, ISO-100, f/6.3, -0.3step, 1/30s, natural light, early morning. Slightly cropped, magnification 1.2 x (on ff).