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Longhorn Beetle (Anoplophora beryllina, Lamiinae, Cerambycidae)

 

Pu'er, Yunnan, China

 

We, as naturally aeronautically-challenged beings, romantasise the freedom and serenity of flight, often without any consideration for the supreme physical effort required to achieve that first gravity-defying moment at lift-off. The Cerambycid Longhorn Beetles do a stellar job of de-romantasising the act of getting airborne.....

 

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Uploaded on May 13, 2016
Taken on May 11, 2016