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May 21, 2014 08:17 | #1

A largish, male Longhorn beetle (Massicus pascoei - ID confirmed by Francesco Vitali). It found a female and was mating with her when we came back a few hours later . Selangor, Malaysia.

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full body shot

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This freshwater crab caught a longhorn beetle larva (info credit: Nikola Rahme). The grub, though alive, wasn't struggling much. Selangor, Malaysia.

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Really colorful larva. Lepidoptera or Sawfly larva? Selangor, Malaysia.

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Caterpillar? IMG_9648 copy

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Let's not rush it. Mating pair of snails. Selangor, Malaysia.

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Bess Beetle, Passalidae. Info credit: Nikola Rahme, Harald Schillhammer
Leptaulax sp. - ID credit: Enrico Ruzzier

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May 21, 2014 09:28 | #2

great stuff kurt!

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May 21, 2014 10:22 | #3

Great shots. That first one is really in your face.

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May 21, 2014 12:11 | #4

Wow, #1 is just a wicked shot!

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May 21, 2014 12:14 | #5

Love 31 and the snails! Wow, you could work for Pent House

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May 21, 2014 14:05 | #6

Great stuff Kurt.

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May 22, 2014 00:50 | #7

Wonderful stuff Kurt
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May 22, 2014 08:25 | #8

Great shots, Kurt - #1 is awesome.

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May 22, 2014 13:34 | #9

wonderful series kurt... esp like #1

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May 22, 2014 22:01 | #10

Wow! First shot is amazing. Nice set as well.

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May 22, 2014 22:55 as a reply to @ mandokid1's post | #11

Thanks for looking and commenting, Matt, Rob, Ray, Brian, George, Jake, Travis, Chris, Denis. Much appreciated.

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May 23, 2014 11:05 | #12

All great shots but the first is simply amazing! The detail is so impressive that I'm just wondering whether it was focus stacked?

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May 23, 2014 20:34 | #13

Poyatos wrote in post #16924756

All great shots but the first is simply amazing! The detail is so impressive that I'm just wondering whether it was focus stacked?

Thanks, Alex. Yes, handheld stacked shot from 13 exposures. Stacked in CS6.

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May 23, 2014 20:43 | #14

Nice set. That first shot is absolutely fantastic.

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May 24, 2014 03:19 | #15

Wow these are absolutely amazing, that first one is so sharp and totally mesmerising :-)

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