bloody nosed beetle/ g2 macro : )

[marie]

this is my first shot of a tiny creature of this size
with this camera

(canon g2
its own inside macro used only )
saw its little body strolling near the rocks in a beautiful place on the wicklow mountains

it just had to be a bloody beetle !

http://www.pbase.com/image/17507681

ha ha ha
thats it name !
no bad language here

&%*&^

marie

: )
j/j

[rssfhs]

Ringo would be proud of you!

[marie]

ha ha

its a hard day's night.. yesterday craig

john would be prouder, he is under the ground with them fellows
gulp..
not funny

[pappy]

Excellent photo, Marie, very sharp, great job!

Regards,
Peter

[SoCal69]

Very nice Marie... love the texture and bluish tint. It's a good thing they're not life-sized.

[getg3]

marie wrote:
ha ha

its a hard day's night.. yesterday craig

john would be prouder, he is under the ground with them fellows
gulp..
not funny

cuter than Paul :D
Great macro!

[MetallicAchu]

Why is it called bloody nosed beetle? :)
A very nice shot, Marie.
Were was she heading for? :)

[marie]

thank you very very much for all your comments
on the bug peter, socal 69 and getg3


: )


and thank you shachar,
re your question
if you look under the photograph
you'll see why its called bloody nosed beetle : )
when the bug is alarmed it exudes red 'blood' from its mouth.

I was sprayed with it !
joke joke

it seemed to be heading for the rocks ,
as I was standing on them when I saw it.
I was taking a photo of goats and looked down and saw the bug , so I jumped down and took a picture of the bug then

: )

best wishes
marie