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Feb 03, 2013 07:30 |  #1

Heteropoda davidbowie? Sabah, Borneo.

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A dedicated shield bug (Pygoplatys lancifer Walker, 1868) guarding her precious bunch of eggs :). Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo)
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Feb 03, 2013 08:49 |  #2

david bowie,s cute!
and what an unusual shield bug! great finds.

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Feb 03, 2013 08:58 as a reply to  @ mandokid1's post |  #3

Great finds! Love the 1st and 3rd shieldbug shots.

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Feb 03, 2013 09:08 |  #4

Fabulous find and great shots, Kurt.

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Feb 03, 2013 09:24 |  #5

Never seen that creature before. Very interesting and some great shots.

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Feb 03, 2013 11:01 |  #6

Wonderful captures Kurt.

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Feb 03, 2013 14:56 |  #7

Very nice set Kurt...esp. like the last shot with the eggs!

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Feb 04, 2013 01:05 |  #8

Lovely series Kurt
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Feb 04, 2013 14:55 |  #9

amazing Shield bug but your shutter speeds were too slow for optimum sharpness hand held. I would have increased the ISO from 100 to 400.

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Feb 05, 2013 01:34 |  #10

Wonderful set kurt

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Feb 09, 2013 05:08 |  #11

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Toby - too high and too windy so I used my Ricoh CX4 point and shoot/compact only for the shield bug shots.

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Feb 09, 2013 11:42 |  #12

The shield bug is like something from star trek




  
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Feb 09, 2013 12:05 |  #13

Terrific shots!

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