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Circle of life


Circle of life
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Copyright: Linzi Halliwell (Goodwitch) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 73 W: 20 N: 221] (1356)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-23
Categories: Nature, Macro
Camera: Panasonic FZ18
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-27 9:37
Viewed: 199
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi
This is a pair of soldier beetles making sure that the next generation is taken care of! :) They were spotted during a patrol of Shewalton Woods with Harry007.

I was a bit concerned at the size difference...the female seems much much larger than the male - so maybe I am wrong and this is mummy carrying baby! Dunno!

Anyway...The very common soldier beetle has a red body, with orange wing cases with black tips and black antennae. These beetles are frequent visitors to very open-structured flowers such as daisies or members of the carrot family eg hogweed and angelica.

Soldier beetles are very soft-bodied compared with other beetles. Their larvae resemble small velvety caterpillars and live at the base of long grass. The adults of this species are found in just a few weeks of summer in late July and early August.

Predatory on other flower-visiting insects and will take nectar and pollen. The larvae are predatory on ground-dwelling invertebrates, including slugs and snails. (http://www.plantpress.com/wildlife/o252-commonredsoldierbeetle.php)

PP - cropped, sharpened, colours adjusted, frame and text added....and resized for TL

Thanks for looking

Cheers
Linzi

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 378 W: 0 N: 450] (4858)
  • [2008-07-27 9:47]
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Hello,

Quelle belle fluer, couleur douce et agréable, mangigique avec l'insecte très bien placé, superbe vue.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

Hi Linzi
Lovely composition and very good colours. The image is a little noisy so something like Neat Image might have helped with that. Very neatly framed and signed to finish off.
Should Harry really be looking ?
Cheers
Pez

MAGNIFIEQE linzi well captured keep em coming

Hi Linzi
I got a shot like this yesterday. Must be zillions
of these guys about just now.
Great detail not only on the beetles, but in the flower as well. Good saturated colours

Good good
Hairy

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