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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-04-15 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Camera: Olympus C-5060WZ |
| Exposure: f/3.6, 1/200 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-02-11 21:20 |
| Viewed: 302 |
| Points: 44 |
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Larinus onopordi (Globe Thistle Capitulum Weevil) (A Female)
Dear Friends, Today 2nd upload of this weevil species who has a military camouflage, but now a female on a thistle.
Hoping that you like this too!
Cheers,
Bayram
Askeri kamuflajalı bu hortumlu böcek, devedikeni bitkilerinin çiçek başı kısmı üzerinde çiftleşir ve yumurtalarını da buradaki doku altına yerleştirir. Deve dikeni bitkilerinin zararlısıdır. Bunlarla beslenir.
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Phytophagous insects represent a major part of worlds biodiversity. Most hypotheses explaining this extraordinary diversity refer to small body size, specialization on many different microhabitats, short generation time, ability to open up new resources and host plant shifting. Use of the rostrum for excavating an oviposition site in a plant structure can be seen clearly as a key point in explaining diversity within Curculionoidea (Order: Coleoptera). The development of a long rostrum in females of Curculionoidea allowed invasion of a new adaptive zone through excavation of oviposition sites in plant parts otherwise not previously available as food sources for immature stages. The evolution of host choice and knowledge of how this might affect the speciation process is important for an understanding of this diversity. Considerable attention has been paid to the formation of host races, generally concentrating on host shifts occurring in sympatry.
Echinops (Thistle, in Turk. Devedikeni) are perennial or biennial spiny herbs with erect ridged stems. Leaves simple to three-pinnatisect, petiolate or sessile. Capitula single-flowered, congested into globose heads subtended by small reflexed bracts. The genus Echinops has sixteen species in all Turkey. Of these, Echinops sphaerocephalus L. is distributed mainly in northeastern Anatolia. This plant is on the weed list in Turkey in common pastures, meadows, environs of airport, highways and railways , maize, cotton fields, field margins and other crops (citrus, okra, grape, soybean, wheat, tomato, sesame, groundnut and bean). Also, E. sphaerocephalus is on the invasive weed list of North America and it is commonly found in Nebraska. Even though informed about the weed characteristics of E. sphaerocephalus in current literature, this plant also has medicinal uses. E. sphaerocephalus contains the non-poisonous alkaloid, echinopsin, which gives sufficiently recovery in chronic radiation sickness. Polysaccharides isolated from E. sphaerocephalus have been used in traditional Chinese medicine as drugs with anti-inflammatory effect and anti-tumor promoting action in the osseous system. Except for its useful peculiarities writen above and though E. sphaerocephalus may become a weed in some areas, it is used as a honey plant: E. sphaerocephalus and E. ritro were planted in Michigan, USA. Values of honey efficiency and attraction for bees were found highest among those recommended for gardens as investigated in ten plants in Poland :).
The weewil genus Larinus comprising ca. 180 species is represented by approximately 140 species in the Palaearctic. Larinus is species-richest in the Mediterranean where about 100 species occur. The main host plant of Larinus onopordi is E. sphaerocephalus in Northeast Anatolia, but rarely prefers E. orientalis to complete their generation in this plant. Overwintered adults associated with host plants from mid May (According to Dr. Gultekin, we detected that this event in early April). After feeding several days on leaves, they mate [I will upload an additional capture soon:) ] and laid their eggs in flowerheads using rostrum by excavation of the oviposition hole. In addition, the adults damage the stem below flowerhead opening vertical holes. Adult activity period lasted approximately 44 days. Adult population rise to a peak level in the last week of May. Mating activity duration lasts approximately the adult activity period which is 37 days. After depositing eggs, females close on eggs a pale green secretion then this secretion dried, hardened and turned black. The eggs are laid superficially and it is easy to see the eggs when opening this dry secretion. Eggs occurrence span is 33 days. Hatching and feeding in flowerhead larvae continue to grow untill mid September. Larval period duration is 79 days. From the third week of July, pupae is seen in Flowerhead. In one flowerhead, four larvae can grow, also mature larva made up the pupal cell by using mouth secretion and plant remnant where 4 pupal cells occur. If there are more than one larva or pupa in one flowerhead, this flowerhead abnormally shaped. Pupa duration is 51 days. Upon reaching the new generation adult stage, they wait in the flowerhead 7-10 days and emerge from here for find a suitable hibernating site such as under stones. This weevil shows an aggregation behavior which is possibly seen in 1-3 specimens together hiding under a stone for hibernation. In this way, L. onopordi produced one generation per year.
References:
1. Gültekin, L. (2006). Host plants of Larinus latus (Herbst 1784) in eastern Turkey (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). - Weevil News, No. 40: 7 pp.
2. Gültekin, L. (2008). Seasonal Occurrence and Biology of Globe Thistle Capitulum Weevil Larinus onopordi (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Northeastern Turkey. Mun. Ent. Zool., 1 (2): 191-198. |
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Bayram Hocam günaydın
Başlığa bayıldım
Gerçekten askeri elbise giymiş gibi
Muhteşem bir makro
Elinize sağlık
Burak
- AndroK
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(11866) - [2009-02-11 23:09]
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Merhaba Bayram...
Beautiful macro...
Nice composition...
Regards...
Andro
Hello Bayram,
Magnificent close up.Details on the Weevil is amazing.Well caught,framed and composed.Have a nice day!
Best regards Siggi
Bonjour Bayram
Very perfect macro in a perfect composition too; it seems antediluvian monster.
Cheers
hello Byram
how are you?
this is a wonderful macro shot
great colours
fine dof and the title is excellent
wonderful capture my friend
good work
regards
Manuj Mehta
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- dunav1
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(1879) - [2009-02-12 0:34]
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Hi Bayram
Beautiful macro shot of a very nice...
Great colors, contrast and & presentation.
Well done
Regards from the Serbia
Z.
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- lavan
(3446)
- [2009-02-12 1:33]
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nice sharp macro of the insect
good photo
well done
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- foozi
(4614)
- [2009-02-12 3:05]
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Merhaba Bayram,
another lovely capture of this weevil in the intricating green sharp leaves.
Well detailed and pleasant pose.
Regards,
Foozi
Hi
Great clear shot of this soldier. Your pictures are helping me discovering nature.
Thanks
David
Selam Bayram Hoca,
Nefes kesici bir doğa harikasi.
Çevresi ile birlikte etkili ve estetik bir uyum sergilemiş.
Çok çok güzel
ellerine sağlık
Selahattin E
Çok güzel bir makro
elinize sağlık
www.bulentkahraman.com
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- Saba
(9373)
- [2009-02-12 6:34]
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Hello Bayram!
Soldier presents Counter very beautifully...pretty colours and light.
Excellent effect.
I congratulate and I greet warmly.
Barbara
Hi Bayram, fantastic bug with amazing details, great DOF and perfect focus, splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio
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- zulfu
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(44) - [2009-02-12 9:42]
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Bayram hocam muhteşem bir hortumlu böcek makrosu. Sanki gözüm orda gibi. Gerçek gibi. Elinize sağlık.
mehmet
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- ayse51
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- [2009-02-12 9:59]
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Merhaba Bayram bey,
mükemmel bir makro.Başlık tam oturmuş.Gerçektende öyle..Ellerinize sağlık.Necla.
Merhaba Bayram hoca,
Orta Anadolu'da ekin tarlalarında süne olarak
bildiğimiz insekte benzer bir böcek....
Güzel detaylar için teşekkürler hocam.
selam,sevgiler.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner
Excellent macro of an ugly looking insect. Composition is perfect, giving the weevil space to move into. Colours are bright and details are sharp - great stuff!
Thanks for sharing
Mark
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- milas
(32963)
- [2009-02-12 13:53]
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Merhaba hocam...
Harika bir macro ve canlı renkler....
develer dikeni yedimi demek yumurtalarıyla birlikte yiyorlar...ilginç...eline sağlık...selamlar
Hello Bayram,
Fantastic macro shot with wonderful green tones and perfect focus and lighting!
Congratulations and TFS.
Sergio
Hello Bayram,
Amazing shot with nice details. Very good POV and lumination.
Beautiful work. TFS.
Regards,
Paulo.
a superb macro with indepth details and crisp focusing nicely composec.TFS
Merhaba Hocam,
Muhteşem Birmakro çalışma.Netlik, renk ve detaylar süper.Elinize sağlık.
Selamlarımla..
hAyAti
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