Clickety click

A click beetle (Wikipedia entry) resting on a leaf. It is a type of beetle characterized by the unusual click mechanism they possess. A spine on the prosternum can be snapped into a corresponding notch on the mesosternum, producing a violent "click" which can bounce the beetle into the air. Clicking is mainly used to avoid predation.

 

Thanks to Insect~O~Saurus and Eddie the Bugman for the ID.

 

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Equipment

Nikon D7000 @ 1/200 sec

Nikkor 105 f/2.8 @ f/16.0

ISO: 100

Hand held with R1C1 flash kit

Edited Lightroom 3

Done