Onthophagus gazella
Gazelle Scarab, Arizona
At my current rate of once-a-week Beetle Blogging, I'll need 10,000 years to cover every living species.
Wish me luck.
photo details: Beetle attracted to UV light
Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon 20D
f/13, 1/250 sec, ISO 100
flash diffused through tracing paper
levels adjusted in Photoshop; slight lateral crop
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I've posted enough Friday Beetles that I can no longer remember which species I've already done. Some species were almost posted twice out of sheer forgetfulness. Must be the academic scatter-brain.
tags: pets, insects, beetles,
I've heard of "carrion beetles" but this is more like a "carry-on beetle":
Hummmmm. I'm not sure if you and I will be around for another 10,000 years. Perhaps you should consider twice per week beetle posts and cut it down to 5,000.
Nice shot of the scarab.
That's one way to defer death.
10,000 years? I don't think I'm going to last that long! :)