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The Blister Beetle


The Blister Beetle
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1536 W: 101 N: 4346] (15161)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-15
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6GED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Ni, 67mm UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-09-27 7:47
Viewed: 408
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Beetles in the Coleoptera family Meloidae are commonly known as blister beetles. There are approximately 2,500 known species worldwide.

They are known as "blister beetles" because they secrete cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling. Cantharidin is used medically to remove warts, and is collected for this purpose from species of the genera Mylabris and Lytta, especially Lytta vesicatoria, better known as Spanish fly.

Blister beetles are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin. The larvae are insectivorous, mainly attacking bees, though a few feed on grasshopper eggs; while sometimes considered parasitoids, it appears that in general, the meloid larva consumes the immature host along with its provisions, and can often survive on the provisions alone, thus they do not truly qualify (see Parasitoid for definition). The adults sometimes feed on flowers and leaves of plants, such as in the families Amaranthaceae, Compositae, Leguminosae, and Solanaceae.

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Coleoptera

Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea

Family: Meloidae

source : wikipedia

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Hi Pankaj,
Nice close up on this blister beetle. Sharpness and color clarity are great. The beetle stands out from dark and off background. Very well done.
JC

Hi Pankaj,
Very well done. Excellent point of view. Great details and sharpness. Frame is nice too...
Thanks,

Claude

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 787 W: 0 N: 1581] (7260)
  • [2007-09-27 9:25]

Hi Pankaj
Nice composition .Sharp image whit nice colors and good POV.
TFS Michel

Dang you find some esoteric insects on your travels...even though you do not go far...I am certain I would have remembered if I had spotted this "bug". The colors stick out so much and sharp in the picture, had I seen it once I will remember not to go picking it up. Good for your eye and also good for Nikon. We got good gear too right Pankaj?
Bob

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2582 W: 170 N: 7867] (24879)
  • [2007-09-27 9:48]

Hello Pankaj,
Fine capture of the Blister Beetle on a pretty flower. The colours are beautiful and the background interesting. A little soft on focus but still a lovely image.
TFS and regards, Ulla

bonjour pankaj
une bonne composition,couleurs et exposition bien maitrisées.
la netteté est un peu plus juste mais l'ensemble reste tres acceptable.
laurent

Hello Pankaj,
It's a beautiful composition of well framed Beetle!
good clarity with vivid colour and details here
well done and well seen
greeting
Tony

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1883 W: 245 N: 6168] (21966)
  • [2007-09-27 12:53]

Hi Pankaj,
a nice capture of this Blister Beetle.
+++ Good lighting and natural colours. Great composition with the eye being drawn straight to the beautiful colours on its abdomen.
--- Nothing :)
Well done,
Joe

bonsoir
belle composition et ensemble parfait , les couleurs sont jolies et nettes.
un tres bon travail, merci a toi
edith

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1909 W: 8 N: 4974] (16081)
  • [2007-09-27 15:37]

Hi Pankaj,

Nice close-up of this black and red beetle on the pretty flower. Its colors are very bold and good. Good details - especially of its face. A very unusual background.

Jane

Hello Pankaj
Very nice shot of this Blister Beetle,
Perfect details,lighting and BG,Welldone.

Good Luck
Fartash

Hi Pankaj
Interesting POV and beautiful vivid colors. Great OOF buckground. I like the composition with a flowers

It is genus Mylabris
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 996 W: 4 N: 2570] (11874)
  • [2007-09-28 3:53]
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Pankajda, Lovely but still may be some room for sharpness or brightness. my opinion. But this view is superb Ganesh

Great colors! Wonderful composition. I really like the framing on this too.

Overall very appealing image with great colors! BRavo pankaj! Cheers, Klaus

Good visual off focused leaves created a special effect.

Hi Pankaj,
A beautiful capture of this blister beetle. Please don't touch it with hands because it is very allergic just like caterpillars in drumstick trees. A very good POV with fine details and composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-09-29 17:41]

Hello Pankaj

A beautiful composition with amazing colours.The focus is spot on with sharp details.The POV and DOF are excellent.The OOF BG has a lovely bokeh.TFS

Rob

Una preciosa y colorida imagen amigo Pankaj.
Perfecto encuadre y una nota interesante.
Un saludo, JL.

hi,

i like this one very much.the colors,the composition.great sharpness by the way.great management of the blacks.
tfs
caroline

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