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Bolitobius lunulatus


Bolitobius lunulatus
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Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 386 W: 63 N: 1139] (3493)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-22
Categories: Insects
Camera: Konika Minolta Dynax 7D, Minolta AF 100 Macro
Exposure: f/16, 1/125 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-03 3:08
Viewed: 330
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
TN excursion to Moosalp VS:

Anne found this 5 mm long staphylinid on an Pulsatilla petal. Such a small object is beyond daylight photography. I tried my hand with the dual flash.

The beetle is a Moonspeck rove beetle (Coleoptera; Staphylinidae; Bolitobius (=Lordithon) lunulatus; Mondfleckiger Pilzräuber) . It has a wide palaearctic distribution but it's biology is not known: its larvae might be predators of dipteran larvae inside fungi.
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Hola Dietrich,
Bonito e interesante coleoptero el que nos muestras con gran definición y mucho detalle, excelente iluminación y colores naturales, TFS. Saludos
José Ramón

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2828 W: 75 N: 8009] (26813)
  • [2008-07-03 3:23]

Hi Dietrich!

Interesting and very strange looking beetle - it looks somehow 'archaic' to me ;-) Like one of first insects on Earth. Great macro, 5mm and looks like giant. Dual flash worked well again.

Hi,
ein interessante Insekt, Ihr Foto finde ich sehr schoen, scharf und klar. Die kleinsten Detalis sind zu erkennen
Gruesse
Ryszard

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 0 N: 1959] (8315)
  • [2008-07-03 9:58]

Lieber Dieter,
So sieht es also aus, der kleine mondfleckige Pilzräuber. Die kleinsten Details sind ersichtlich,jedes Segment der Antennen. Jetzt muss man sein Verhalten noch besser kennenlernen. Musst halt auf der Moosalp dein Zelt aufstellen!
Bravo für dieses hervorragende Bild.
Anne

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 762 W: 58 N: 630] (6456)
  • [2008-07-22 23:10]

Bonjour,
Que voilŕ un insecte original bien mis en évidence.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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