Posted in beetles, tagged cantharidae, Insects, Nature, Photography, sex on November 20, 2009| 4 Comments »
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus
Goldenrod Soldier Beetles
Illinois, USA
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(There’s also plant sex going on here too, if you’re into that sort of thing…)
Photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon EOS 50D
ISO 100, f/13, 1/250 sec, diffused twin flash
Posted in beetles, Blogging, illinois, tagged cantharidae, coleoptera, Photography on June 12, 2009| 3 Comments »
A Podabrus soldier beetle hides away in the leafy folds of an understory plant in an eastern deciduous forest. Soldier beetles (family Cantharidae) are predators of other arthropods.
photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon EOS 50D
ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f13, flash diffused through tracing paper
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