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Dung Beetles - male and female

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Sep 12, 2012 21:14 |  #1

Took the shot of a male Dung Beetle while sweeping out the pool area at home.

IMAGE: http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/shinksma/Bugs%20up%20close/IMG_5459_1024.jpg

Then the next day or so I was walking across the parking lot at work when I saw a female of the species (i knew to look for the differences because I looked up the male as soon as I was finished taking shots of him).
IMAGE: http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/shinksma/Bugs%20up%20close/IMG_5555_1024.jpg

People at work probably think I'm weird, getting down on my belly on the pavement with a camera pressed against my face to take close-ups of bugs. Well, they probably think I'm weird even without the camera-related behavior...

Cool, weird, bugs. But I think most folks will need to avoid thinking about what role they play in nature...

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Sep 12, 2012 22:33 |  #2

Beautiful color and detail




  
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Sep 12, 2012 22:37 as a reply to  @ rick_reno's post |  #3

Great shots...They sure are colorful bugs.

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Sep 13, 2012 08:46 |  #4

nice find

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Sep 14, 2012 10:22 |  #5

Interesting critters, nice shots.

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Sep 14, 2012 13:26 |  #6

Thanks for the comments.

They are interesting to look at. Too bad I couldn't create a more interesting setting for them. I tried with the male, positioning leaves and such around, but the female was in the middle of a big barren (other than vehicles) concrete parking lot.

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Sep 14, 2012 15:35 |  #7

nice studies of these striking little beasts

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Nice colors! They look like metal, but, where is the dung? LOL!

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Sep 14, 2012 15:43 |  #9

shinksma wrote in post #14991214 (external link)
Thanks for the comments.

They are interesting to look at. Too bad I couldn't create a more interesting setting for them. I tried with the male, positioning leaves and such around, but the female was in the middle of a big barren (other than vehicles) concrete parking lot.

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The depth of field isn't deep enough to really show the leaves anyhow. I think the colours are interesting enough. Nice work!




  
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Sep 15, 2012 04:48 |  #10

Lovely shots, you have captured the iridescent colours wonderfully.

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Sep 15, 2012 08:56 |  #11

Thanks again everyone. Yeah, the male looks like a little metal triceratops. I suppose I have to credit the blazing Florida noon-time sun for allowing me to capture the colors so well.

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