big knee beetle
A peculiar curculionid beetle with enlarged articulations (Curculionidae; ID: ?). Found it in the miombo forest of Katanga (DR Congo, January 2015, light attracted).
Studio work with a staged specimen. Image based on 155 exposures, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax). Canon 5Dmkii, MP-E 65mm at 2.2x, ISO-100, f/4.5, 1/5sec, tracing paper diffused combination of natural light and ledlight (Lupolux).
big knee beetle
A peculiar curculionid beetle with enlarged articulations (Curculionidae; ID: ?). Found it in the miombo forest of Katanga (DR Congo, January 2015, light attracted).
Studio work with a staged specimen. Image based on 155 exposures, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax). Canon 5Dmkii, MP-E 65mm at 2.2x, ISO-100, f/4.5, 1/5sec, tracing paper diffused combination of natural light and ledlight (Lupolux).