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Sap beetle (Nitidulidae), Meligethes sp. 2mm
Place. Sweden, Tumba, 2013-09-15
Nikon D600, bellow Novoflex, lens Reichert A0,25, flash Nikon SB-400 with diffusor. Stack shot of 21 exposures
- Dung beetle
Came across this awesome looking dung beetle while hunting for fossils in Germany.
I've got another version where everything is in focus but I liked the details of his mouth and the bokeh on his back in this one.
Cicindela pulchra pulchra
Many regard the Beautiful tiger beetle to be the most spectacular tiger beetle species in North America. This individual was the prettiest of seven I was able to photograph on this day. The severe angle though didn't allow the whole beetle to be in focus so this didn't end up being the best photo.
The extremely shiny surface is here captured under an overcast sky. Probably the best way to tame it.
Carphurus is a genus of soft-wing flower beetles (family Melyridae) in the subfamily Malachiinae and tribe Carphurini.
Species are found mainly here in Australia and also in Papua-New Guinea.
Also commonly known as malachite beetles.
Around 8 mm length.
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The family of Chrysomelidae or leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is divided into 19 subfamilies and includes about 37 000 herbivorous species distributed worldwide.
Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris x scutellaris lecontei
The imaginary boundary line separating tiger beetle subspecies is often fuzzy as it is here between the northeastern and great plains races of the Festive Tiger beetle. In this fuzzy area genes are mixed between the two races and some fantastic individuals are encountered.
Here the individual on the left displays the coloration of the plains race with the maculation (spots) of the northeastern race while the individual on the right displays the monochrome coloration of the northeastern race albeit immaculate.
Both individuals taken on the same day at the same location.
Another enormous beetle (Castiarina sp?) having a grand old time on the Leptospermum flowers. Found in Springwood, Blue Mountains.
Jewel Beetle (Castiarina euknema)
This jewel beetle genus contains over 480 incredible species in Australia. They are mainly distributed in western and eastern Australia, where they emerge during spring/early summer with mass flowering. They are so diverse that in Victoria I would find up to 6 species on the one single flowering tree!
But what I definitely did not expect is to see one in Darwin! I was not aware of any species recorded around Darwin, until Callum Munro Art and Photography photographed one on a Spermacoce calliantha flower last week. It is a species sparsely distributed in tropical woodlands from Broome to the Arnhem Land.
The roadside verges and hedges in Hendy,West Wales,UK, were alive with insect life as the rain gave way to bright,warm sunshine toda.This red Lily or Leaf Beetle was loving it....photographed with a No.10 close-up lens.
Trichiotinus texanus. Adults feed on flower pollen. About 15 mm long. Slaughter Creek Greenbelt, Austin.
A large violet ground beetle who helps me keep the garden slug population under control. Interesting (to me at least) is that the wing cases are fused together making this beetle flightless. Probably fortunate given those jaws can inflict quite a painful bite.
I spent about an hour at BugGuide trying to identify this beetle but didn't find even a remote match. My grandkids ran in the house and told me that there was a cockroach on my outdoor table. It isn't a cockroach and I don't know what it is but I like his/here metallic green color. This photo is cropped. IMG_4651
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Lighting
We wanted to keep the lighting fairly simple in these images in order to show off the detail of the beetles, but not become a distraction. It is also important that while the key light is almost directly straight on, that shadow and highlight definition are maintained. If you use a light source that is too large at such a close distance you will wind up with images that don't have a clear boundary between highlight and shadow.
For the key we used an 11-inch Long Throw reflector, usually reserved for point lights. Because it was so close to our subject, and only a small area needed to be lit, the falloff was not an issue here. This harsh light provides nice highlight detail while also producing shadows.
For the background we used 2 strip lights pointed towards a white seamless. The lights hit the seamless, exposing it properly and because the surface is white, it allowed a lot of light to be reflected. Some of this reflected light came back and hit the back side of the model, giving a faint rim light.
Another flea beetle wearing its golden armour, 1.5-2mm in size, not a perfect sharp pic, as it was on the move.
Taken with MP-E 65mm, 2X converter and defused flash at about 6x magnification
For Jim and Helga! :-)
A male with nice padded feet!
Kennack Sands - Cornwall (May 14)
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The green beetles were everywhere on this plant and no spider webs. So, perhaps they are not tightly coupled. Their little green shells seemed almost gem-like.