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Dirty Picture For Elize


Dirty Picture For Elize
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Copyright: Grzegorz Wieczorek (red45) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-19
Categories: Insects
Camera: Olympus 740UZ
Exposure: f/4, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): 50-60 points chapter 3, Heteroptera of Europe-1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-06-20 3:50
Viewed: 1428
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 50
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Today dirty picture for Elize :-) Two shield bugs in sado-maso red and black outfits doing what real animals do - animalish wild sex ;-) Are you satisfied Elize ;-) ?

Yesterday was my birthday ;-) Weather celebrated this fact in very good way - day was sunny and hot. After short brainstorming we went to next nature reserve near Lodz. This time it was placed near village of Dobieszkow. Medium size area of dense forest and clear stream into it. Beautifull views of many trees and smaller plants growing on banks of stream, lots of great insects and birds, clear water, small valleys and hills. And of course lovely mosquitos ;-) We took many interesting photos which we'll post on TN later.

By the way - on my photo you can see Graphosoma lineatum Red And Black Striped Stinking Bug from Family Pentatomidae.

The pentatomids are known as Stink Bugs or Shield Bugs. They are frequently found in large numbers on crops and weeds. If disturbed, they will emit a pungent, evil-smelling liquid.
Stink bugs are distinguished from other bugs by their 3rd thorax, or the triangular scutellum, which is well extended to cover half of their back, but not covered the whole abdomen. Their legs are thin and with no spines. The antennae are four or five segmented. Their body are usually in shield-shaped. Nymphs look similar to their adults except they are wingless.
The 'stink' evil-smelling liquid comes from the bug's scent glands. In adults the scent gland openings are located under each side of thorax, between the first and second pair of legs. In nymphs the scent gland openings are paired and located on the top of abdomen. Those stink liquid will discourage or even harm the potential predators.
Stink bugs mating occurs in spring and/or summer, depending on the species. Eggs are laid in tight clusters glued to a host plant, usually on the underside of leaves. After hatching, the first instars often stay together with the empty egg-shell until they moult become the second instars. Then they disperse in search of food. Nymphs undergo five metamorphoses to become adults.
Most of the Stink Bug species are plant suckers although some are predators to other insects. Some species in this family exhibit maternal care by standing guard over their egg batches.
All Stink Bugs are active during the day. Shield Bugs have a number of natural enemies, some species their eggs suffer parasites by wasps.
elizemeijer, PDP, Janice, TAZ, dew77, AndyB, Signal-Womb, LordPotty, puffy, naki, chiliu, Fisher, Comandante, carper, liquidsunshine, gerhardt, marhowie, extramundi has marked this note useful
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YESS!!! I am happy... Love the dirty pics ;) Happy B/day for yesterday too. Love these little bugs. very stripy :D Great details and nice and sharp too.

Thnx for my dirty and "stinky" photo :D
Elize

Dirty! not so much
Good composition; Color are nice.
DOP a little bit to small ... (f4)!
TFS, Laurent

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-06-20 3:58]

Hi Greg, it's not that dirty - they haven't even taken their matching pyjamas off yet.

Nice shot, good POV and details on the upper bug. Very nice.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-06-20 4:04]

Happy Birthday for yesterday Greg. Getting older too. Pretty striped pyjamas on this couple, only one looks a bit bored. Good colours and details. NIce one!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-06-20 4:19]

Hello Greg!
Wonderful capture.DOF you managed is great.Vivid colors,BG,sharpness and composition are perfect.
TFS...:-)

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2005-06-20 4:35]

An excellent capture Greg,
Great colours and detail,excellent composition.
Nice one,well done.

Lovely shot Grzegorz, the details on the main insect is very nice and the composition of these two is wonderful. Very good note also. Well done.

Hi Grzegorz, Pose is excellent ;-), good work, very good sharpness, details, colours and copmposition.
Thanks for sharing

Ładne wdzianka ;-)
Naprawde fajna fotka

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  • jorlo Silver Star Critiquer [C: 28 W: 0 N: 0] (485)
  • [2005-06-20 5:50]

pięknie uchwycone, super kadr!

witaj:) co one wyrabiaja:D pieknie jakosciowo :) i wizualnie:) podobaja sie:D

pozd

Totally wicked macro dude.Psychedelic beetles doin' the wild thing...Crazy !
Awesome shot Greg. No pretty red bugs like this here.
Great note too.
Cheers dude !

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 382 W: 27 N: 5] (40)
  • [2005-06-20 6:25]

Hi Greg, nice pose. Very clear image with fine colours, DoF and exposure. Nicely composed with a clean BG.
Well done.

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 291 W: 0 N: 339] (1351)
  • [2005-06-20 6:27]

LOL..... I agree with Paul, they still got the PJ on Greg, by the way, you are very naughty, putting up "dirty picture" up in TN. :P excellet composition, DOF and details, superb shot, Very well done, and yes, Happy belated birthday... I hope you and Joanna had a great day. :)

What a nice pose showing its activities!
Great colour,composed.Superb captured!
TFS!

Happy belated B'day Greg, old man.:) :)
Excellent capture and well done on the composition. Must XXX season. :)

Mike

Hello Greg!
Very nice composition of RED buggs from RED45.I'm writing this critique with RED face.EXCELLENT WORK!Thanks for sharing.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2005-06-20 12:24]

nice one Grzegorz,
I have mad also some of these bugs, I like your loving team, very good photo, good in pov and a fin dof, very good job,
gr. Jaap

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2005-06-20 14:25]

Witaj,
cóż tu gadać, super zdjęcie a robalki chyba tu ładniejsze niż tam w terenie.
Pozdr. Al.

Happy Birthday Greg.
Nicely captured image of these two.
Good sharp details and colours, good composition and DOF.
Thanks for posting.

Greg what a lovely capture. Love the contrasting colors. The DOF at F4 a bit shallow but its a minor nit. Very well done.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-06-20 23:26]

Grzegorz, what a nice shot. As already mentioned, dof is a little shallow, but, as already mentioned too, it's a minor nit.

Colors here are wonderful, sharpness is excellent, the contrast is great.

I added your picture to a theme of mine.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-06-21 3:39]

Good action shot ;-) Nice composition with good colors. Interesting note also. TFS.

Great macro Greg, a great POV! Well done.

This must be a tipica polish insect in a tipical polish plant, as I had just voted one from Robert (piuciu) which looks taken in the same place :D
Great subject and very clear textures and composition. Good work.

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