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only a flower and a nice insect


only a flower and a nice insect
Photo Information
Copyright: Oana Otilia Saracutu (oanaotilia) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 305 W: 19 N: 503] (1670)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-28
Categories: Insects, Flowers
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-23 12:48
Viewed: 401
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I have posted last year a picture "only a flower and a ugly fly". This ime, I was running for this insect to relax on a flower. This time, I am not considering the insect ugly, is quite nice with her metallic green. I think that I saw this insect in other pictures, so, first I will post it, and then I will search to identify .
The image is cropped, and I wanted ti have the flower in the left side and the insect to right. I hope you like it!


Thanks to Briggite: the insect is Oedemera nobilis



This spectacular shiny metallic green beetle is most often seen on flowers. Only the male has the hugely thickened 'thighs' that give the family of beetles its name. They are used in mating.

This species is often seen on the flowers of ox-eye daisies. Another commonly seen species in gardens is a dull sage-green colour. Both are common throughout southern and south east England, but are a lucky rare find in the north, apart from south Cumbria where they are not uncommon.

Adults feed on pollen in a wide variety of open-structured flowers. It may be found on various members of the daisy, carrot and rose family, including hogweed, hawthorn, dogrose and bramble. The larvae live in hollow plant stems.
Food

Plant, wood and detritus feeder: adults eat flower pollen and nectar; larvae feed on soft decaying wood and the pith inside some dead plant stems.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ray.hamblett1/nature/beetle.html
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  • Great 
  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-06-23 14:27]

Bonjour Oana,

je me demande si ton insecte n'est pas le même que j'ai posté il y a 15 jours : Un bel oedème noble (Oedemera nobilis)
http://fr.treknature.com/viewphotos.php?l=3&p=208410

J'aime beaucoup ta composition

Bonne soirée

brigitte

Oana I give....I say Uncle as it is said here in the US...you have really done so well with this one. You do not have two points of focal but one and the insect takes center stage...VERY good!
bob

Dear Oana!

Yes I like it! I particularly like the plain beauty of the flower as well as of the beetle. And this time you fortunately did not use the word "ugly"...

I also would like to tell you that I have went through your recent pictures and I'm glad to notice that you have developed your personal style and improved your photography.

Kind regards

Markus

Selam Oana,
Very interesthing inects.
Moreover, the quality of the eye-catching photos.
I have a son like you've added to help determine the type of flower are you?

Hello Oana,

Fantastic macro.
Beautiful colours with great details.
Lighting and composition are splendid.
Good notes.

Hello Oana
very good shot of this little insect, i like too his green metallic color
great pose on this daisy
this image is very sharp and have lovely colors
have a good night
Jacqueline

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  • john1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 65 W: 0 N: 85] (356)
  • [2009-06-25 12:43]

bonsoir Oana,
Une trés belle macro, image net et bien clair.
jolis couleur cette insecte.
une bonne soirée a toi.
A++
john

Bonjour Oana,
Très belle macro sous une excellente lumière faisant resplendir les couleurs.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

Excellent presentation Oana and so well seen... both subjects compliment each other but it is that brillant shiny green that pulls you into the image... perhaps my favorite color... must be the Irish in me... ;)

Larry

Hello Oana!

Great shot! I like perfectly framing with centre of the flower very well located in the picture. Interesting green metalic insect. I never seen before.

Regards

Jacek

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