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26-JUN-2010 Christine Hanrahan

Firefly (Photuris sp.)

Fireflies are often found during daylight hours, resting on leaves or tree trunks. They are most active, of course, at night. Not flies, as their name suggests, but beetles. This one is a particularly attractive species and in the next photo, you can see it from a side view which shows it head and very large eyes, and the yellow tip of the abdomen which is where the light comes from (bio-luminescence) that we see flashing at night.

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/100s f/3.2 at 5.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time26-Jun-2010 13:42:36
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot SX10 IS
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length5 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/3.2
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance0.110 m

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Marcia Colelli30-Sep-2012 01:07
Wonderful close up capture. Nice composition and details. V
Stephanie30-Sep-2012 00:24
Fireflies and cool! V
Torben Jorgensen29-Sep-2012 22:47
Beautiful and detailed shot of this interesting insect. V
Jean Chiasson29-Sep-2012 21:40
Beautiful image macro Christine vote
Guest 29-Sep-2012 18:12
Nice striped pants. Very in this season.
Jim Coffman29-Sep-2012 14:44
This is excellent!
MarcViskens29-Sep-2012 14:36
splendid Christine
very nice
Marc
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