Meet the beetle - part 2 by praep

Photography • Macro • posted on Oct 22, 2010

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Hi there. This one is a Phyllopertha horticola. They are common here and always nice models. His friend sitting on a leaf I will post next week. Have all a great weekend and stay tuned for the vampires and some hoppers.

Comments (11)

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cfulton

1:34AM | Fri, 22 October 2010

He would make a great ice climber, given those hooks! Thanks for the wonderful macro, Clive

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Chipka

2:19AM | Fri, 22 October 2010

What a beauty! He reminds me of the ancient Egyptian god, Khephra (only Khephra was a dung beetle.) Marvelous colors and clarity. This is brilliant work as always and I love the subject. What a cooperative model. These guys are fairly common in Chicago too, but they don't stand still long enough to photograph. Great stuff!

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