Caught in the act - 2 by Wivelrod
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Description
On our explore this evening, a friend and I saw many of these beetles have a spot of "recreation". In fact, the plants in the hedgerows were teeming with them!
I beleive they are Pyrochroa Serraticornis - but I could be wrong (I frequently am!).
Thanks for looking and your comments.
Canon 20d - Tamron 180mm Macro
ISO200
1/100
F8
Canon 580ex Flash
Comments (8)
tibet2004uk
Hehe!!! U voyeur! ;P I love the details on this one and especially the pollen that covers their bodies! Very cool macro!
Richardphotos
superb macro and super focus. as larvae they eat the roots of the very flowers that they are procreating on-Vote
tvernuccio
Well, well, well...they got BUSTED for sure!!! LOL! What a super capture, Adi!!!!!!!
funkfrog
great macro photography!!!
DELMUR
Oh yes ! You gave me an idea : Tomorrow a self portrait ,me and my friend doing that on a flower!( BUT a BIG flower).Super macro!
jcv2
You nailed them, on the right moment! :) Excellent work!
kimariehere
lol at Delmur!!!!!!! yeah you got em good!! bravo.. more little babies to come soon! HAHA supurb CAPTURE !! thanks for the smile!
sossy
enjoying live! it's summer! LOL fantastic colored and beautiful detailed macro! ;o)