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26-JUL-2010 Christine Hanrahan

Ambush bug (Phymata)

These bugs really fascinate me. They are so gnarly and prehistoric looking. Imagine if they were huge instead of tiny!

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/1000s f/3.5 at 5.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time26-Jul-2010 15:58:58
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ModelCanon PowerShot SX10 IS
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Focal Length5 mm
Exposure Time1/1000 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent100
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Dan Greenberg10-Aug-2020 14:28
How fortuitous that this was one of the random images on your profile page. I say that because I was looking there for your email so that I could send you a picture of what I think is the same thing for you to help me identify. Gorgeous portrait of it . ~BV~
Don30-Jun-2014 05:52
Other-worldly, and with a shield on their back. Impressive beasts and great photo.
christopheru01-Apr-2011 13:30
I imagine that to what it eats, it does look huge! Something you have managed to capture quite well here. V
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)04-Aug-2010 12:28
Beautiful!BV
Paolo
princess31-Jul-2010 22:02
Great capture and light. Excellent macro. V.
LynnH28-Jul-2010 11:01
Tough critter! Great photo! V
pascal28-Jul-2010 10:44
What a strange creature! A perfect capture !
Stephanie28-Jul-2010 09:53
Sure looks huge to me!!!!!!
Fantastic shot Christine! V
Blandine Mangin28-Jul-2010 07:27
very beautiful macro ! v
Ann Pettigrew28-Jul-2010 03:16
Incredible shot, Christine. The first one of these I ever saw had caught a skipper and at first I couldn't tell why the skipper was behaving so strangely. I couldn't see the ambush bug at first since it was so well camouflaged! Pretty gruesome sight!
slhoornstra28-Jul-2010 02:56
The head and metathorax do look like they have been borrowed from one of the ancients. Great catch!! V
janescottcumming28-Jul-2010 02:40
He does look like something from the land of the dinosaurs. Very cool. ~V~
Margot W28-Jul-2010 02:26
He has a very fierce look about him.
V
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