The Beetles by helanker
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This, I discovered was a trap for huge beetles. A peace of a drain pipe placed on a lit to the kitchen drain. Now I have placed a stick, so they can walk out of there. We cannot have, all the beautiful beetles would die a slow and painful hunger death in there, can we? I maneged to take some shots, before I let them out :-)
Have a lovely day.
This morning is peaceful with a thrust singing so beautifully outside. But this day will be HOT !
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Comments (20)
awjay
excellent capture
durleybeachbum
That top one looks like a Violet Ground beetle, which reminds me of a funny story. At camp with some teenagers from my school, we had an insect-collecting afternoon, and put them all into a glass tank to bring back to the science lab and identify. When we got home the Violet Ground beetle had eaten everyone else in the tank!
helanker
LOL Andrea! That was indeed a funny story :-))) So you atleast learned what that beetle were eating.
flora-crassella
you are a good woman! Wonderful picture! ....and a very funny story from Andrae!
Meisiekind
Hehe... at least you know now that hewould have survived Helle! Wonderful shot of these beauties and well done on the 'rescue' mission!
magnus073
Really great shot of the little guys Helle, and so glad you took time to help them.
jmb007
bonne photo!!
PHELINAS
Beetle: Mythic animal in pharaonic Egypt.." KHEPER" in hieroglyphic writing Translation: LIFE WHO APPEAR . Very beautiful photo helle.Congratulations.
kbrog
Excellent capture and release! You gave them an escape from Thunderdome. ;D
anaber
OMG!!Helle:)you did a fantastic photo...BUT...i dont use smile a lot for them...however after what phelinastold..my compliments to them and yu:)))be proud!!
DennisReed
All you need now is dramatic music in the background! High Noon, but where are their guns? ;)
Indoda
Excellent capture and rescue mission too - great story by Andrea LOL
Hendesse
Excellent shot, the details are fantastic!
jeroni
Elegant and beautfiful composition
npauling
A lovely capture of these little critters and I'm so pleased you helped them on their way.
redchilicat
How nice of you :) Love how you can see the interesting details of their shells
auntietk
The stick was a nice touch. :) I believe most (maybe all?) beetles have wings, though, so they were probably okay. :D They just found a tasty snack with whatever is living there, and then they'll be on their way. Great shot!
Chipka
Beetles! Yeah, like PHELINAS, I also thought of Kephra (sometimes spelled Kephri) only he was a dung beetle who rolled the sun across the sky with his hind legs, which is kind of odd since it's mostly the females who do that...but then, as a beetle god, he must have been one of those gentlemen we keep hearing about. As for this shot. WOW! OOOOH! This is superb! I've never seen either of these two beetle breeds and I'm quite partial to the one on the bottom of the shot. Look at that carapace! Those details! Now that is elegance personified! This is a stunning image and zoom is a must! WOW! Very nice, and I love the fact that you gave them a way out. Marvelous! Superb!
mermaid
oh so nice of you, Helle, smile...and a beautiful yhot of these two now living hopefully a happy life...smile
myrrhluz
What a funny story by Andrea! At least that made the identifying process go more quickly. Wonderful detail, texture, and color! The patterns on the metal adds great interest to the image. Beautifully detailed textures on the beetles! The one that is not a Violet Ground Beetle looks like a fancy brooch. Excellent shot!