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Big Bad Bug
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Uploaded: 05/09/04 11:20 PM GMT
Big Bad Bug
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Help! does anyone know what kind of bug this is. I didn't know he had wings under his hard shell until i got in close on him, he looked so prehistoric when he had them open. I don't think he could have gotten off the ground with them though , he was to big.
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+camerahound
05/10/04 12:09 AM GMT
Terrific capture and an exceptionally clear macro. It looks to be an agentis hollywoodis.
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"Success is getting what you like. Happiness is liking what you get." -anonymous
Fantastic little critter! I think it might be the dreaded lawyeris sleazea, a close cousin of the agentis hollywoodis.
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If you can stay calm, while all around you is chaos, then you probably haven't completely understood the situation.
A neat looking beetle and cool shot. Unusal to get a shot of one with it's wing covers lifted like that.
I believe it is a Agentis Musicalla, a species that lacks the ability to produce their own mating calls, so they herd younger beetles of a different species to learn and produce the Agentis Musicalla's mating call for them, which brings in all the young fertile female beetles for miles around. :c)
I believe it is a Agentis Musicalla, a species that lacks the ability to produce their own mating calls, so they herd younger beetles of a different species to learn and produce the Agentis Musicalla's mating call for them, which brings in all the young fertile female beetles for miles around. :c)
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Amazing in full size. Congratulations, Dwight :-)
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"Violence is the last resort of the incompetent" (I. Asimov)
Did a Google on agentis hollywoodis and lawyeris sleazea they couldn't come with anything. lol. Thanks to all of you nice people for your comments.
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Kool, i like the fine detail on the bug! the bug would be well scary if it was our size! lol well captured!
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§ *Jack* §
Great macro, Dwight, and this one gets bonus points just for starting my day off with a bunch of belly-laughs at the comments. Kudos! :D
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Mary in Montana
Thanks Mary, that was enlightening wasn't it.
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Nice job. I can't figure out how you got the ring around him though. Was he in some kind of plastic dish?
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really neat shot, mind if i try a rework with it?
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Great Picture!
I would say this is a "Gelbrandkäfer". But I'm not shure. And...I don't know what it is called in English.
I would say this is a "Gelbrandkäfer". But I'm not shure. And...I don't know what it is called in English.
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Excellent shot. Crispy sharp, well composed, good color. One of those artful takes where the object having parts outside the picture has an enhancing effect.
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"A beginning is a very delicate time." - Hurk?!
I believe you have a diving beetle there, family Dytiscidae.
Some resources:
http://www.dlia.org/atbi/species/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Dytiscidae/index.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_beetle
http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/natural/insects/bugsfaq/diving.htm
Some resources:
http://www.dlia.org/atbi/species/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Dytiscidae/index.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_beetle
http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/natural/insects/bugsfaq/diving.htm
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