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Flo Hendry 2008 Insects, Spiders...Gallery

Shadow Dancing

Darkling Ground Beetle

Darkling Ground Beetle - Dentate Stink Beetle
Family: Tenebrionidae
Eleodes dentipes
2013
RCC Nature 1st Place Advance Level & Best in Show (Sequence of 2)
[1 of 2]Darkling Beetle AKA a Stink Beetle in the genus Eleodes

[2 of 2] When disturbed the beetle raises it hind end & can emit a malodorous secretion making it undesirable as food for predators.

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For more info visit: http://enature.com/fieldguides/
BugGuide.net reply to my pix "This is a darkling beetle in the genus Eleodes, they are definitely stinky!"

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18
1/250s f/8.0 at 82.8mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time20-Apr-2008 17:43:35
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ18
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length82.8 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Gill Kopy07-Mar-2020 01:54
This is just so cool :) V
larose forest photos08-Nov-2019 01:44
Fantastic shot! YOu really caught this beetle beautifully. V
Bill Ewart Jr07-Oct-2009 19:55
EXCELLENT shadow shot!!!!!!!!!!!! Loving this!
Richard Calmes29-Jun-2009 11:40
Really cool shadow! Looks "otherworldly"! V
Dafna05-May-2009 23:39
Love the shadow- and the commentary. V
Michaval18-Apr-2009 17:27
Splendid. The better the shadow. V
pkocinski24-Dec-2008 14:10
Superb composition on this.
J. Scott Coile22-Dec-2008 22:00
Very nice tight macro Flo!
Harrison20-Dec-2008 23:09
Stunning shadow and beetle!
Richard Chapman20-Dec-2008 21:04
What a fantastic shadow! Well seen
Yvonne20-Dec-2008 11:26
Superb shot Flo, love the perfect shadow!
Sheila20-Dec-2008 10:33
Very neat looking Beetle!
carol j. phipps20-Dec-2008 04:58
Fantastic capture and the shadow adds a lot. V
Cindi Smith20-Dec-2008 01:19
Yes they are!!!!!! Love the image...great closeup!
Jola Dziubinska20-Dec-2008 00:58
Does it really stink? Nice black dress.
Walter Otto Koenig19-Dec-2008 23:25
Very cool shot. Awesome shadow.
mathilda williams19-Dec-2008 22:52
you could have called the shot "shadow" as well, very cool image!
Dan Greenberg25-Aug-2008 03:56
Very cool capture - both the shadow itself and symmetry of the beetle and his shadow. ~V~
geonni banner06-Aug-2008 19:20
Beautiful! Love the shadow. V
Laura Milholland23-Apr-2008 05:59
I love this with the shadow. Nice shot!
Brando Ho22-Apr-2008 06:54
Flo,
You found this in Walnut Creek?......nice capture. I like to meet someone local on Pbase.
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