Double Sapphire, Pt. 2 - _TNY_8385

Here is a pair of violet tanbark beetles (Callidium violaceum) busy with each other aand also displaying the truly intense blue colour some of them have.

 

Part 1 is a two-exposure focus stack here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52665673330/

 

For a shot of another one right next to these two but on a white background instead of on a pine trunk, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52638108227/

 

Also, they can be more violet than this and also have an equally beautiful turquoise hue, like this one: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/32318416307/

Done