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Rhagonycha fulva


Rhagonycha fulva
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (siggi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 439] (1712)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-04
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-19 8:22
Viewed: 239
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The common red soldier beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).
The common red soldier beetle will grow up to a centimetre. Nearly all their body is coloured red yellowish. Only the last bit of the elytra is black. The body is flat and elongated. The chitin armour is very soft, resulting in the German name of this species as Weichkäfer (meaning "soft beetle"). The black thread-like antennae are also relatively long. The equally long legs have an orange colour, which become notably darker only at the end.

This beetle is very common in Europe and Anatolia. One will find it very often in bushes or on grass and fields.

These beetles are active during the daylight hours, when they will hunt mostly for small insects on top of flowers.

Fairly often one will find many of them on Apiaceae or Asteraceae like thistles.

After copulation the females will lay her eggs. The larvae are soil-dwellers which hunt for snails and insects. After a year and several moults the larvae will pupate and then emerge as fully grown beetles.
jeanpaul, jan515, nglen, Luis52, maurydv, marhowie, Gert-Paassen has marked this note useful
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Bonjour Siegfried
un voit que le mâle est beaucoup plus petit que la femelle.L'enseble de la photo est bien realisé,bonnes couleurs et bon POV
Merci et au revoir...JP

Same pieknosci z kopulacji tych insektow Siegfried.Co za wspaniale macro,kolory i detale.Piekne swiatlo oraz BG.
Komplement.
Janusz

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1877 W: 2 N: 5068] (19386)
  • [2008-07-19 11:06]

Hi Siegfried. A good close up of the pair of Red bettles on the thistle. You have captured good detail and colours.a nice POV. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

Hi Siggi, bit of a wrestling match there.. good capture, lovely details to these beetles. a fine natural pose and excellent composition...regards h

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1286 W: 104 N: 4539] (20227)
  • [2008-07-19 13:04]

Good nature shot Siegfried, good capture with a great sharpness and a very good background, thanks!

Mario

Hi,
On the road now with slow mobile connection. Just marking up the best ones this time.
TFS
Pekka

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1013 W: 5 N: 2750] (9982)
  • [2008-07-19 13:59]

Hola Siegfried.
Lovely Macro. Excellent details and great Moment. The colors in the frame are very natural and very sharp too.
Saludos
Luis52.

A estas las tenemos abundantes también por aquí jajaja. Su trabajo es comer y reproducirse ...
Algo desenfocada la toma, creo que falta un poco de profundidad.
Un abrazo: Josep Ignasi Tejedor.

Hi Siegfried,
Good exposure, colors, and detail, but it looks like you needed a bit more DOF here. They were probably moving on you?
Still a great shot and post.
Have a nice weekend,
Howard

Hi Siggi,


nice capture from these mating red soldier beetles.
Natural pose and good pov.

gert

Bella composizione macro, ottimi POV e momento di cattura, buona nitidezza, molto belli i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Hi ,just marking,no time,i have a lot of work...Luciano

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