Iridescent Jewel, Pt. 4 - _TNY_4743
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 walking 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.
This shot is taken with my hand behind her which seemed to trick her into thinking she was in cover.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53038616181/
Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53114089994/
Video here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53180608733/
Iridescent Jewel, Pt. 4 - _TNY_4743
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 walking 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.
This shot is taken with my hand behind her which seemed to trick her into thinking she was in cover.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53038616181/
Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53114089994/
Video here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53180608733/