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Assorted tropical beetles

 
orionmystery
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Jul 26, 2013 07:42 |  #1

Beautiful leaf beetle I found after a rather heavy rain

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IMG_9105 copy Galerucinae beetle (external link) by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.​com (external link), on Flickr

Nature's living jewel!
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IMG_9083 copy Tortoise beetle (external link) by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.​com (external link), on Flickr

Rove beetle
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IMG_9015 copy Rove beetle, Oedichirus sp. (external link) by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.​com (external link), on Flickr

Carabid beetle
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IMG_6511 copy Carabid beetle Coptodera sp. (external link) by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.​com (external link), on Flickr

Languriidae that I previously mistaken as Elateridae
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IMG_8883b copy Languriidae beetle (external link) by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.​com (external link), on Flickr

Darkling beetle ovipositing?
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IMG_8873 copy Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) laying egg? (external link) by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.​com (external link), on Flickr

Tiny LH Beetle, about 10mm
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IMG_7746 copy tiny longhorn beetle (external link) by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.​com (external link), on Flickr

More tropical beetles: http://orionmystery.bl​ogspot.com …ng-malaysian-beetles.html (external link)

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Jul 26, 2013 07:45 |  #2

Great set!Love the jewel.


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Jul 26, 2013 07:49 |  #3

A wonderful series!




  
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Jul 26, 2013 08:06 |  #4

I like the tortoise and the carabid.




  
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Jul 26, 2013 08:06 |  #5

in #1 is that a tiny drop still on the air (near middle leg)? detail is fantastic thru all set, so is lightning, I wouldn't change a thing expect on the final one that IMO lacks a bit of contrast.


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Jul 26, 2013 15:15 |  #6

Your lighting and diffusion is fabulous. It gives me a standard to aim for.


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Jul 26, 2013 16:11 |  #7

lovely set, amazing variety


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Jul 27, 2013 01:37 |  #8

Tibouchina wrote in post #16156241 (external link)
Your lighting and diffusion is fabulous. It gives me a standard to aim for.

I have been aiming for that level of quality for years and still I look to Kurts work as a goal.


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Jul 27, 2013 01:39 |  #9

Wonderful captures
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