Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful markings, Peter.? That's the kind of subject I like to find. On 9/5/20 12:10 AM, Peter Klein via LUG wrote: > We took another day excursion to Deception Pass, this time to the > north side of channel. After a hike, we sat on a log on the beach. I > noticed this rather impressive beetle crawling toward me. After I > gently discouraged him from crawling on my trousers, we had a photo > session.? Like a temperamental model, he hissed and squealed at me a > couple of times. But he needn't have worried. After I finished, he > crawled away unharmed. Later I looked him up. He's a Banded Alder > Borer. Though I'd never seen one before, they are fairly common in the > Pacific coastal region. > > Here he is posing on wood: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50307063126/in/dateposted-public/> > > > And here's a portrait. Impressive chompers and antennae. > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50307216042/in/dateposted-public/> > > > And here he is, with my U.S. size 13 sneaker (EU size 47, UK 12) > included for scale. The body alone is about 1.25" long.? The antennae > are longer than the body, so he's a male. > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50307063161/in/dateposted-public/> > > > Olympus E-M5 with Panasonic/Leica 25/1.4 and Olympus 45/1.8. And a lot > of cropping, as neither of these are really macro lenses. Click on > photo to enlarge, press F11 for full screen.? Enjoy! > > --Peter > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA