Iridescent Jewel, Pt. 2 - _TNY_4759
While I was indoors, processing a photo on the computer, my wife messaged me a photo of a beetle she had just found in the garden.
After looking at it, I came flying out of the house with the camera and was met by this rather large (~20 mm) female jewel beetle called Buprestis rustica waling around on a log, laying her eggs in cracks in it.
The jewel beetles I'm used to are way smaller so this was a real treat and I got several shots I'm really happy with and also a short video of her depositing the eggs in the log.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53038616181/
Iridescent Jewel, Pt. 2 - _TNY_4759
While I was indoors, processing a photo on the computer, my wife messaged me a photo of a beetle she had just found in the garden.
After looking at it, I came flying out of the house with the camera and was met by this rather large (~20 mm) female jewel beetle called Buprestis rustica waling around on a log, laying her eggs in cracks in it.
The jewel beetles I'm used to are way smaller so this was a real treat and I got several shots I'm really happy with and also a short video of her depositing the eggs in the log.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53038616181/