Gorgeous jewel beetle

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orionmystery
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Gorgeous jewel beetle

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Cryptic grasshopper on the forest floor full of leaf litter. Can you find it?
ImageTrigonopteryx sp._MG_6494 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

If you couldn't find it, take a look at this and go back to the first and try again :)
ImageTrigonopteryx sp._MG_6485 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Beautiful moth, natural light
ImageCechenena subangustata_MG_5516 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

ImageCechenena subangustata_MG_5508 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Gorgeous jewel beetle I spotted one rainy night
ImageChrysochroa fulminans IMG_7840a copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

The rain drops really add to the shot IMO.
ImageChrysochroa fulminans IMG_7848a copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Closer..
ImageChrysochroa fulminans IMG_7853a copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
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Re: Gorgeous jewel beetle

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I wonder if the water on the eyes disrupts their vision.
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Re: Gorgeous jewel beetle

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captainjack0000 wrote:I wonder if the water on the eyes disrupts their vision.
I think the water drops are like wide angle lenses for the beetle.
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