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05-DEC-2016

'Headlight Click Beetle,' by Cristobal Serrano

“Headlight Click Beetle,” Bajos Del Toro, Costa Rica, by Cristobal Serrano, Alicante, Spain. This image was the winner of the Small World category.

Says Serrano: “Bioluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon. One night, I was walking through a tropical cloud forest and was attracted by the movement of two constant, bright lights. Approaching stealthily, I came upon this headlight beetle with two bright spots on its head. Hypnotized by the glowing yellow lights as the bug moved around the leaf, I used a long exposure synchronized with a flash at the end to take this picture.”

I couldn't even imagine what this was a picture of until I read the description. Simply fascinating!

‘Hooded Grasshopper,’ posted earlier:

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/125s f/5.6 at 29.0mm iso2000 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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janescottcumming22-Dec-2016 19:17
How unusual. V
Julie Oldfield21-Dec-2016 16:58
A very fascinating image. V
chris morton21-Dec-2016 16:17
a fascinating journey
joseantonio21-Dec-2016 14:26
I didn´t know this man´s work. Thank you for letting me know.V
Nora van Beek21-Dec-2016 13:27
Fascinating! I'm impressed by the photographer's approach to this subject and how well he executed it. It's an amazing image! V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal21-Dec-2016 09:00
This is amazing, perfect details and sharpness, a real winner!!
Bill Miller21-Dec-2016 08:27
Oh, that is a unique and interesting picture.
Raymond Ma21-Dec-2016 06:31
Simply brilliant! V
Nirvan Hope21-Dec-2016 04:05
How very creative that they documented this!
larose forest photos21-Dec-2016 00:17
This shot is the definition of amazing! So very glad you took your excellent shot of the photo and posted it. It is fascinating. V
Jim Coffman20-Dec-2016 23:38
Simply amazing work...
Jola Dziubinska20-Dec-2016 23:25
This is amazing and a very interesting information. V.