Scarab beetle ( Osmoderma scabra ) by larose forest photos


25-JUN-2016	Christine Hanrahan

Found clinging to a dead tree. I often find these large scarab beetles halfway up a tree trunk. It is roughly 20-25mm in size.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/60s f/2.8 at 10.9mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Hank Vander Velde		27-Jun-2016 01:38
Well captured Christine. Nice metallic tones.

Juliette		27-Jun-2016 00:54
beautiful capture; in the netherlands we don't have this species

Don Mottershead		27-Jun-2016 00:51
Love the tones and textures in this image.

Pierre Martin		27-Jun-2016 00:20
greatly capted, they are hard to well exposed, well done!

globalgadabout		26-Jun-2016 23:30
a sturdy looking creature with a hint of metallic purple to add a touch of gloss..

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