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Copyright: Gaetan Lemaitre (GLEM) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 530 W: 87 N: 697] (6183)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-30
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma 180 Macro Ex HSM
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-16 4:46
Viewed: 743
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
today my 99th image, and this week the 100th :)

you know it but i take a note :

CYCLE OF LIFE
The criocère of the lily spends the winter to the underground grown-up, buried state. Early in spring, he(it) leaves his(its) shelter to couple. To do it, male(mate) rock-climbing on the female. Insects can keep this position for hours.

The fertilized female lays approximately 300 eggs. It fixes them in bands to the bottom of the young sheets of lily, along the median nervure. A sticky substance allows them to like in place. The colour of eggs varies of yellow in red, by way of the orangy colour. They have the shape of a cylinder rounded off in the extremities and measure approximately 1,5 mm long. The hatching takes place after one-two weeks, according to the climatic conditions.

The head and the paws of the larva are black, and the rest of the body is yellow. Its anus is situated on the dorsal face of the body. Every larva wraps(surrounds) itself with a coat of mucus and with excrements which it enlarges during its growth, which is particularly fast. The larva moves with this shelter. She(it) moved twice before reaching(affecting) its maximal size, or around 9 mm long. The embryonic development spreads out over approximately three weeks

Before being transformed into nymph, the larva drops on the ground or lowers(goes down) along the stalk of its plant host. Its buries itself under some centimeters of earth after if to be freed(cleared) of his(her,its) envelope of excrements. The larva makes a new shelter by mixing some saliva and particles of ground. It is in this cocoon that she(it) is transformed in nymph.
The insect stays in the nymphale hull(shell) for four or five weeks. The adult appears then, towards the end of June or the beginning of July. The grown-up criocères begins to shelter in the ground to cross(spend) the winter from the end of July. They make rare on the vegetation at the end of August.
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Hi Gaetan,

I really like this macro picture. As with all macro work the DOF is a problem, but you managed it well and the important part, the head, is in focus. Nicely sharp and good composition. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

Hola Gaetan,
Parece que lo tienes amaestrado, la composición, la luz, el fondo y los detalles son excelentes. Saludos
José Ramón

Hello Gaetan!
This is very nice composed picture, I like a lot the way you presented this beauty, red Chrysomelidae beetle. DOF is really goodm, and the most important details just in the focus :)
TFs and best regards,
Radomir

Hi Gaetan,
Nice shot with crisp clear image. I like this pov and composition. Colors are vivid. Very well done.
JC

Hola Gaetan
Preciosa foto, lo tiene todo. Composición, nitidez, fondo, detalles, vamos que me parece una excelente foto.
Un saludo
Jorge

Very good focus on the face of this bug, Gaetan.
The combination of red and black also looks good.
TFS

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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 555 W: 0 N: 1134] (5196)
  • [2007-05-16 13:44]

selam ; great macro composition with splendid colours, very nice BG and POV at right moment well presented .TFS.Well done
all the best
ridvan

hi gaetan!
great macro with good
sharpness and fine
pov and dof!
very good!

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2926 W: 34 N: 8678] (32334)
  • [2007-05-16 16:56]

Hi Gaetan.Your macro work is vey good. sharp focus and fine detail. with great colours.the compostion and POv and DOF is all spot on. this is a very good pictre all round. very well done.TFS. .
Nick..

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2273 W: 10 N: 2661] (15669)
  • [2007-05-16 17:08]

Hola Gaetan,
es hermosa esta composición,
buenos detalles y nitidez,
genial trabajo,
saludos

Hola Gaetan
Un perfecto encuadre, gran macro foto, con mucha luz, exelente.TFS Lawhill

Bonjour Gaëtan,
Très belle capture de ce criocère et une note des plus intéressantes. J'aime beucoup le cadrage avec la bonne diagonale du brin d'herbe. La netteté de l'insecte est super.
Beau travail.
Amitiés
Christian

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  • mbasil Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 336 W: 149 N: 745] (3304)
  • [2007-05-17 13:57]

Wow, wonderful capture, GL! You've got the hang of this. I love the clarity, color, composition, and light. The angle is unusual but works well.
Mike

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2007-05-17 14:34]

Gaetan, this is extremely beautiful and sharp.

Excellent pov, composition and blurred bg.

I do enjoy lighting too.

Congratulations.

Encore superbe cette petite bête. La c ompostion la met vraimetn en valeur.
Bravo
Marie

Ciao Gaetan, wonderful macro with splendid details, excellent composition with lovely blurry BG and elegant presentation, very well done, ciao Silvio

Congrats on the upload count, looking forward to the 100th. Well taken close up, excellent detail.

Greg

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 0 N: 178] (628)
  • [2007-05-18 1:58]
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Hello Gaetan,

Again a wonderful picture, great macro composition with splendid colours, nice frmae and very lovelt presentation.

Best regards,
John.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-05-18 22:09]

Bonjour Gaetan,
excellent composition, love the way this bugs hangs on to the leaf and stares into the lense ;-).
Great OOF BG and the diagonal looks great.
Superp colors and details.
TFS.Sky

Hi Gaetan ,
what a anice macro.
excellent focus and amazing colour.
BG is great too.
well done
Regards
Saeed

Superbe photo, netteté et couleur et la composition avec la diagonale, tout est parfais.
Beau travail.Beaucoup de belles photos dans votre galerie.
Cordialement
Christian

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