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Cantharis pellucida - a soldier beetl


Cantharis pellucida - a soldier beetl
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Copyright: Malgorzata Kopczynska (emka) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 118 W: 0 N: 66] (1141)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-25
Categories: Nature, Macro
Exposure: f/4, 1/60 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-29 4:21
Viewed: 439
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another bug from my garden. One day was invasion of them.

Cantharis pellucida - a soldier beetle -
This common soldier beetle has a red thorax, abdomen and legs and dark grey or black wing cases. These beetles are frequent visitors to open-structured flowers in the rose family like, hawthorn, the daisy family or carrot family, such as angelica, where they feed both on nectar and pollen. They also prey on other insects which visit the flowers.

Soldier beetles are very soft-bodied compared with other beetles. Children still often refer to them as blood-suckers, although are certainly harmless to humans. The larvae resemble small velvety caterpillars and are found at the base of long grass. The adults are around for just a few weeks, in late May and early June.
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Good morning, Malgorzata,
what a wonderful macro. The color and detail are excellent and the beetle is perfectly placed in your composition. Seems like a pretty good bug to have in your garden if it eats the other insects. Hope you and that new baby are well and enjoying each other's company! :))
Many thanks,
Shelly

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2732 W: 412 N: 2987] (32821)
  • [2008-05-29 8:12]

Merhaba Myfriend dear Malgorzata....
Excellent job with beautiful photo, wonderful colors and a very beautiful shot....
Selamlar...
Milas...

Czesc Malgorzata
Ladny robaczek.
Doskonale zblizenie,swietne detale i kolory.
Pozdrawiam
Andrzej

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  • Tomek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1312 W: 47 N: 2919] (16786)
  • [2008-05-29 11:38]

Witaj Malgosiu:)
Ladnie wyglada w tym zblizeniu - tutaj tez wystepuje ich cala masa i trzeba przyznac sa ciekawe w ubarwieniu i ksztalcie.
Dobrze go pokazalas i notka super wyczerpujaca:)
Serdecznosci - Tomek

Hi Malgorzata,
beautiful colours again with excellent compo,
welldone and tfs,
regards,
Taner
:) tomorrow with yesterdays smiley, sorry for delay:)

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  • Ber Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 298 W: 67 N: 67] (4660)
  • [2008-05-30 13:31]

Nie przepadam za robalami, ladny obrazek ale wolalabym wiecej ostrosci.
pozdrawiam

Hi Malgorzata!

Excellent macro shhot with nice composition. Superb!

jazmin

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  • miau Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 499 W: 0 N: 59] (3602)
  • [2008-05-31 6:39]

Bonjour Malgorzata,
Bravo pour cette macro très nette et bellement colorée!

Michel.

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  • Jong Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 428 W: 0 N: 273] (3168)
  • [2008-06-02 18:22]

wowwww excellent pov and sharpness, vibrant colours of this beetles among the rich green. very well done, Malgorzata

Classic macro image. Light and colour contrast are superb here.

Light and colour contrast are super. nice frame .
Zoran

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