A tiny brentid beetle (ca. 6mm, Brentidae, primitive weevils). Looks like a Curculionid, but the antenna are entirely beaded (no club-shaped basal segment). Attracted by camp lights in the miombo forests of Mikembo (DR Congo, Katanga, January 2013). Studio work with an ethanol preserved specimen, staged on a dried Ficus twig. Image based on 176 exposures, assembled in Zerene Stacker (images presized to 75%, a bit faster). Canon 5Dmkii, MP-E 65mm at 4x, ISO-100, f/5, 1/160sec, flash diffused with tracing paper.
Pinned specimen of a fairly large golden stag beetle!
One of our Giant African Fruit Beetles (Chelorrhina polyphemus). More information at www.meetthebeasts.com
Stag. I particularly like how elongated the mandibles are on this one
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Family: Tenebrionidae Size: 2.0 mm (1.7 to 2.0 mm) Distribution: Imported species, Europe, rare Biology: Lives under rotting plant substances. in compost pile, in greenhouses Location: England, London, Osterley Park leg.det. M.G.Telfer, 4.VIII.2014; Coll. M.G.Telfer Photo: U.Schmidt, 2018
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The Acorn weevil is one of the most famous types of beetles in New Jersey. It has a brown body and measures about 3/8 inches in length.
Eduard Florin Niga on Instagram: "Happy New Year everyone!!! With the holidays over, let's pick up where we left of with the most striking beetle I have had the fortune of photographing - the gorgeous Chrysina victorina (Hope, 1840) from Mexico. . Here we have a composition of the difference between the breathtaking dorsal side and the more uniform ventral side. To achieve these two images, I had to employ the usage of the stack & stitch techniques. In total, 10 stacks were shot of about 120 images each which makes the grand total of individual images a whopping 1200. . I do not not normally post the technical details but for teaching and learning purposes here they are: Camera: Nikon 850 Lens: Mitutoyo 2.5X Microscope Objective couplet with Ryan 250 as tube lens. ISO: 100; 1/200 Lig
Eugenysa lata
