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10-AUG-2013 Christine Hanrahan

Tortoise beetle larva

I keep trying to find and then photograph, these tiny little beetle larvae, because they intrigue me. Thus far, I am having luck finding them, but not getting the best of shots (the next one is my best to date). However, I uploaded this because it shows how tortoise like this larva is. You can see the head and legs poking out. And of course, on its back is its shield of poop! When disturbed, it flips the shield up, then lowers it quickly. I put it on my knapsack to try to get better contrast but it didn't really work.

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
1/100s f/4.5 at 4.3mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Carol Rollins11-Aug-2013 13:29
They are amazing Christine! Great idea to put them on the knapsack. It is turtle like.
Karen Stuebing10-Aug-2013 22:09
I think the knapsack does give good contrast. What a strange little bug it is. V.
laine10-Aug-2013 21:37
What an amazing creature...you did well on getting this shot
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