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Picromerus bidens larvae


Picromerus bidens larvae
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Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 518 W: 68 N: 1686] (5316)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-08
Categories: Insects
Camera: Konika Minolta Dynax 7D, Minolta AF 100 Macro & Kenko tube
Exposure: f/19, 1/125 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Heteroptera of Europe-1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-10-28 3:07
Viewed: 136
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lesser known backyard bugs:

The assembled 4-6 mm larvae are Two-spined stinkbugs (Heteroptera; Pentatomidae; Picromerus bidens (L.); Zweispitzwanze; Punaise épineuse). They are exposed to the sun on a Aegopodium leaf. As predators they hunt for insect larvae, caterpillars or beetle grubs and suck on their juices together.

ID: larvae are often looking very different compared to adults. Here you see a last larva of the same species. The depicted larvae for instance show no traces of the mighty prothoracal spines that characterize the adults, presented earlier. The only possibility for ID seemed to me the book E. Wachmann et l. 2007. Wanzen, Vol. 4 that also shows photographs of larval stages. Two spined-stinkbugs occur widely in Europe and throughout Asia to Japan
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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 15 N: 1566] (6115)
  • [2009-10-28 3:08]

Hello Dietrich
Nice and interesting capture taken with vivid colors and great details
Regards
Razvan

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  • Mello Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 23 W: 0 N: 42] (496)
  • [2009-10-28 4:43]

Hi Dietrich,
Thanks for the information. Great composition and nice idea with a lot of details. I posted a similar insect days ago, but I didn`t know what kind of insect it was.
TFS.
Francisco.

Hi Dietrich,
ich bin dann mal zurück ... ;-)
Lange Pause bei TN, aber scheinbar kann ich nicht ohne ...
Und freue mich sehr noch so viele "alte" Bekannte anzutreffen. Das hier ist ein typisches meyerd-backyard-Foto.
So viele auf einem Haufen, und so unterschiedlich in der Größe, sehr interessant, gefällt mir.

Danke schön und liebe Grüße aus dem Allgäu

Sabine - wishnugaruda

hello Dietrich
very good sharpness composition
very good details and beautiful colors
i likke the workshop picture to
greeting lou

Dietrich
Wonderful capture this lovely bugs.
Great colors and details.
Horia

Good picture of this bug family.Interesting colours.Best regards.Alin.

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 400 W: 0 N: 985] (5342)
  • [2009-10-28 8:58]

Very interesting macro of this Insect!

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2009-10-28 9:37]

Hello Dietrich
Nice capture and good timing.Sharp image with good POV and nice colros.Also interesting text.
TFS Michel

Dietrich
What a lovely and beautiful bug!
Congratulation!
Mariana

Hi Dietrich

An interesting aggregation of bugs. Good composition and sharpness.

Chris

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1715 W: 0 N: 3896] (15640)
  • [2009-10-30 4:44]

Lieber Dieter,
Welch eine Versammlung! Sie scheinen aber verschiedene Grössen zu haben, sind wahrscheinlich in verschiedenen Entwicklungsstufen. Die ausgewachsenen hast Du uns ja schon gezeigt mit einem "mémorablen" Bild.
Dass Du Markus als Skorpionsfliege siehst, da muss ich ja schmunzeln :-)
Hoffe es geht Dir gut und schicke liebe Grüsse
Anne

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