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The Insects are the most diverse and important group of animals on land. There are more species of insects than all other land animals put together.
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect
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Mines Road, Alameda County, California. Seen at night. Thanks to Dennis Haines on bugguide for the identification and the details.
Two similar species - Prionus californicus and Prionus lecontei. Differentiated based on whether the antenae show 12 or 13 segments. In P. californicus segments 12-13 are fused into one.
"Prionus adults emerge from midsummer into fall, move about nocturnally and drawn to light, may fly into windows at night, crashing violently. Among the largest of the long-horned beetles, Prionus adults may be over 2 inches long with grubs growing over 4 inches long. Prionus califonicus range from Central California to Alaska and east into the great basin states and Eastern Washington." (from www.bentler.us )
Male Proctacanthella leucopogon (Williston, 1893), I believe. Found about 0.7 km ExNE of Amado in southern Arizona. Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Common Morpho (Morpho Pelides).
This is a shot from a few years ago ... I've never been able to capture anything this good since, despite having much fancier equipment at my disposal.