I'm Assuming This Flower was a Favourite, Pt. 3 - _TNY_6489

Going to work one evening (I work nights) I saw this four-banded longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) which had parked for the night on an ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) on the lawn. Even though I was running a little late, I just had to quickly get the camera and snap a few shots, including this one.

 

Part 1 (a two-exposure focusstack) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50956998736/

 

Part 2 (also a two-exposure focus stack) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52042794560/

 

To not be more late than I needed I put the camera in the car instead of returning it inside the house, so when I got back home very early in the morning I still had the camera with me.

 

This proved quite fortunate as the beetle was still on the same flower - only now covered in dew drops! A shot of how that turned out can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50196426277/

 

and a second one here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52390770220/

 

This species is between 11 and 20 mm in length, but this one was probably a male as it was closer to the minimum size.)

Done