Oedemera Nobilis by danob

Photography • Macro • posted on Jul 13, 2005

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Description

Oedemera nobilis: this peculiar beetle has strange-looking swellings on its hind femurs. This appears to be a sexually-selected character: used by males to demonstrate fitness to females. This type of adaptation is widespread in insects and birds, but there is still debate about the circumstances in which such features evolve. It was crawling over this plant which I liked as it threw off a lovely green light Thanks for taking time to look and any comments you care to make

Comments (37)

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GiMi53

2:26PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Danny, you could not choose a better backgound for this terrific macro ! Fantastic metallic color of the beetle... Thanks for the biological details too ! Take care and enjoy ! :~)

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1010

2:31PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Cute lil verment, excellent shot.. ~V~

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kenwas

2:33PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Such fine work! V

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Tommy3D

2:44PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Danny, your nature photography is a total joy to see!! Not many insects are as proud as this little fellow!! V

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j-dwarf

2:48PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

excellent close up

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RodolfoCiminelli

2:50PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Wonderful macro my friend...!!! Impressive shot....!!! V

vlaaitje

2:52PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Green against green..lovely shot

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Margana

2:53PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Lol It looks like he's wearing metallic jodhpurs.Very cool capture Danny.At last,a bug that doesn't make me squirm!Love the flowers,too.Too bad I can't tell what it is.I love that color in the garden.Wonderful macro! :)

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Richardphotos

3:11PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

I have heard that it is not the size of the boat, but the motion of the ocean!!! super macro

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nathalie06

3:26PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Ciao Danny ! I completly agree with Michel... the background of this plant is perfect. We've got the same plant in our area, but I don't know his name (gggggggrrrrrrrrrr !!!!) And this small beetle is so funny with his so big legs ! I hope for him that some pretty beetle female come to see him ;o))))) Wonderful macro again. Hugz.

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jcv2

4:01PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Beautiful capture of this weird metallic beetle, it looks terrific against this deeeep green background!

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Akinom

4:31PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Hehe... reminds me of those "muscle boys" LOL@Richard Yes looks terrific against the green background!

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kansas

4:39PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

An interesting plant color. This guy is flexing his leg muscles instead of his biceps! Thanks for the info.

soulofharmony

5:27PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Bootiful danny boy :)..)) lovely play of light

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Georges_H_Hoens

6:11PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Dan, I think in 1000 years we'll stil discover insects that we don't know (I did'nt know this one) Excellent shot and explanation. Wish you a nice night, G.

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gunsan

6:44PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

I can see you crawling eveywhere to get these wonderful photos you share with us! Green is the color of hope, so I take that color wih me on my trip to hospital tomorrow !!

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maggiemai

7:20PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Oooh he is funny...he looks like the popeye of bugs! Excellent macro and beautiful colors!!! :-) VOTE

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pm_hackworth

8:14PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

Excellent and VOTE!!!!!!!

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erskogly

8:22PM | Wed, 13 July 2005

It's the bodybuilder approach - "the more bulky and ungainly I look, the more women will throw themselves at me" :) Excellent capture of a really strange bug!

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