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Focused Stacked Image of a False Bombardier beetle
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Jan 20, 2024 09:46:50   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 

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Jan 20, 2024 10:02:35   #
Don, the 2nd son Loc: Crowded Florida
 
Interesting narrative, superb photo.

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Jan 20, 2024 11:03:26   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Excellent but scary image, Gary.

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Jan 20, 2024 12:06:47   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
kpmac wrote:
Excellent, sippy. And thanks for the narrative.


Kpmac, thanks for the feedback.

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Jan 20, 2024 12:07:07   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Longshadow wrote:
Cool!


Thanks, Longshadow.

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Jan 20, 2024 12:08:05   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
UTMike wrote:
The color and the detail are amazing, Gary, but you knew that!


Thanks, UTMike. I try my best and delete the rest.

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Jan 20, 2024 12:34:59   #
whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.
 
Imagine waking up with that looking at you. Amazing detail.

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Jan 20, 2024 18:35:31   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is a focused stacked image of a "False" Bombardier beetle staged with a 5X microscope objective as the optic for the camera. Many species of the insect world have evolved to mimic those that have greater defense mechanisms in hopes of warding off predators.

The "real" Bombardier beetle is a true marvel of nature that produces a scalding hot spray of acid chemicals out its rear end as a defense mechanism. They are nothing to be reckoned with as the spray is quite nasty.

The False Bombardier beetle is a member of the ground beetle family (Carabidae), which is a group of (mostly) dark-colored, speedy, long-lived, nocturnal carnivores. The Bombardier and the False Bombardier beetle can be identified by the difference in the color of their heads. The Bombardier beetle has a "red" head and the false Bombardier beetle like this one here has a black head.
This is a focused stacked image of a "False&q... (show quote)


Evil in download! Great work, though.

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Jan 20, 2024 19:46:27   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Bubalola wrote:


Thanks, Bubalola.

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Jan 20, 2024 19:46:47   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
JeffDavidson wrote:
Fabulous!


Jeff, thanks for viewing.

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Jan 20, 2024 19:47:27   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
Nicely done Sippy


Thanks, Curmudgeon. You may find some of them out your way.

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Jan 20, 2024 19:50:41   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
dpullum wrote:
Well said.
The word "Mimic" stands out as puzzling, how do creatures know what to mimic is a good question. Next time I talk to Charles Darwin I will ask him. Will he tell me survival of the ugliest?


Dpullum, that poses an interesting question and I suspect Charles Darwin would. Although, when a species has hundreds of millions of years to evolve, strange things are sure to happen.

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Jan 20, 2024 19:51:03   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Manglesphoto wrote:


Thanks, Manglesphoto.

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Jan 20, 2024 19:51:29   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Mr. B wrote:


Thanks, Mr. B.

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Jan 20, 2024 19:52:04   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
raymondh wrote:
General Ambrose Burnside???


Raymondh, indeed it is!

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