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16-Jun-2024 Christine Hanrahan

Golden tortoise beetles (Charidotella sexpunctata)

Rockcliffe Park

These beautiful little beetles look like shiny gold droplets when seen from a few feet away. They turn red or reddish when they are disturbed!

Panasonic DMC-FZ2000
1/160s f/4.0 at 19.6mm iso125 full exif

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Fabienne21-Jun-2024 20:10
Vous savez observer la nature et trouver des sujets fantastiques. C’est une photo magnfique.
Walter Otto Koenig19-Jun-2024 15:48
What an amazing find these tiny golden beetles. Great shot of them. "V"
Carl Carbone19-Jun-2024 14:32
Great shot. What a cool find! One of our favorites.
pkocinski19-Jun-2024 11:29
LOL at Jeff's comment...
Danad19-Jun-2024 09:30
Superb details and colors on this great macro !
*V*
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal19-Jun-2024 05:31
Beautiful sharp closeup capture. V
Céline Leclerc19-Jun-2024 00:47
Des petits bijoux!!!
Pierre Martin18-Jun-2024 23:27
never saw that specie, beautiful picture of that mating scene!
Jeff Real18-Jun-2024 22:21
You two need to get a room! LOL
What amazing creatures and image!
I love learning a bit about them!
V
Sarah Rehfeldt18-Jun-2024 22:18
They sure are shiny!
hayl18-Jun-2024 20:53
Like little jewels.
Claude Gagnon18-Jun-2024 20:09
They sure don't want to be disturbed here :))
Helen Betts18-Jun-2024 19:17
Color is just amazing in this great shot. V.
Blandine Mangin18-Jun-2024 19:15
beautiful macro ! v
joseantonio18-Jun-2024 18:28
excellent closeup details.V.
globalgadabout18-Jun-2024 18:01
they are certainly sparklers, perhaps shining all the more when caught in flagrante delicto..
Apostolos Tikopoulos18-Jun-2024 17:49
Great macro shot. V
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