King Heliotaurus
It happens so often that the plan to shoot a specific thing goes kaboom. I wanted to get some spiders, as I hadn't shot any in a very long time. I saw a big lawn full of flowers, trees, and grasses but I did not see a single one.
Nada!
I did find a bunch of those big black beetles having a party on the wild flowers. Hundreds of beetles. There were hardly any other insects feeding on the daisies.
Well... you know what they say: If you can't shoot what you want, you shoot what you have.
Or did I just make that up? 🤔
Heliotaurus ruficollis
The beetle is common to southern parts of Europe and north Africa. As you can see, it is very easy to spot. It is quite large, and its black and red colour really stands out among the white flowers.
Adults feed on nectar and pollen, being important pollinators of Mediterranean flora. However, they can cause damage to crops, as they also consume flowers. The larvae feed in the soil, on fungi and organic matter found on decomposing wood.
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A cool thing about this fella is that it is so easy to photograph! When they sit on a flower, they will just eat and move very slowly. At first, when I saw this large amount of flowers with dozens of them sitting in the center, I did not know which one to shoot. I wanted to do it fast before they flew away. But I did not have to hurry a lot, and I could slowly pick which one I wanted to shoot. Which one was looking in the right direction and had good light on.
Pity the wind that kept interrupting, but we can't have it all, right? :)
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A stunning piece of lawn I must say, with all the wildflowers on. It was a nice thing that the park maintenance company let them be for a while before mowing them all.
What would the buggers eat otherwise?
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
That happens sometimes to photographers, like you, looking for some insect or beetles to photograph believing that when there are flowers you get them, well we are satisfied at least with beetles, the important thing is the quality of the photographs that you and publish, which is very nice. Greetings from Venezuela.
Thank you very much!
Greetings :)
Onward @ewkaw and may luck always be on your side, to succeed.
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Yep :)
Very beautiful photos!
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Very true! Sometimes we just have to shoot. Often the unexpected shots are one of the best.
Insane clarity and focus, good job
Thank you :)
Gorgeous insects, through your lens it's so magnificent against the wildflower.
It is a great lens!
It sure is👍🏽
Youre really a pro at this craft! ✨👏🏻 The white petal and black beetle is a perfect color contrast, with hints of yellow. Well done.
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Aww thanks! Just a hobby though :)
Yea I like all the colour contrasts there too.
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Those are some beautiful shots, of lovely insects, love how it has pollen on its body.
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Thanks! Yea I like the yellow pollen too :)
Lovely white carpet of tiny flowers. Those insect are lucky to have you as their protector.
The flowers looked amazing in that quantity.
I wouldn't call myself a protector though.. I dont like beetles :p
Wow amazing insects
They are :)
Lol I know that feeling, it's always happening to me and sometimes I give up and just forget about it.
Nice pictures by the way😃
Naaah, just shoot something else instead :D
Thank you!
Good morning dear friend @ewkaw
It's very true what you say, when the main plan fails, you always have to find an alternative plan, and this one turned out to be great.
What a thrill it is to see so many beetles in one place, your macro shots are great, you can appreciate the beautiful details of the insect.
Beautiful shots. I appreciate you sharing with us.
have a great day
I was determined to come back with some photos :D I had to shoot what was there :p
Thank you!
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What beautiful insects, the close-up photographs let us see how beautiful they are. What a beautiful garden and flower.
It is very photogenic indeed :)
Lovely macro photos of this insect with dramatically out of focus background... I love seeing this like this @ewkaw friend!...
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I also really like photographing spiders, but they are sometimes very wild, the beetles you photographed also look very beautiful, especially the view of the flower garden is also very amazing
Thank you!
Nice photo shoot on the day, these beetles are fascinating, or something very similar we have here. Shimmering light off their hard shell like wings may throw delightful colours off the body, depends on the species !LOLZ
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Thank you! Some of them are indeed very pretty, except that I really dont like beetles :p
I don't mind them, pretty fascinating to look at how they survive.
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