This is a Beetle in its pupa stage which is yet another from the Bill (newtoyou) collection. I find the ways of nature to be quite amazing and wonderous. These are both focus stacked images and the black background is created with nothing behind the subject allowing the light to fall off with nothing to reflect it back to the camera. The yellowish background was created by placing a piece of colored paper behind the subject.
As always, thanks in advance to all who view and for your comments, suggestions, questions and critique.
photosbytw wrote:
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Not over done, they are best if crispy.
Bill
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is a Beetle in its pupa stage which is yet another from the Bill (newtoyou) collection. I find the ways of nature to be quite amazing and wonderous. These are both focus stacked images and the black background is created with nothing behind the subject allowing the light to fall off with nothing to reflect it back to the camera. The yellowish background was created by placing a piece of colored paper behind the subject.
As always, thanks in advance to all who view and for your comments, suggestions, questions and critique.
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I think that this is a long horned pupa.
The color is normal. As it matured the exoskeleton got more leathery, tougher.
The pupa is very delicate till this point, the insides a 'slurry' of matter. Now is when the adult is being formed from the 'slurry'.
Now is the time to pull bark from rotting wood and firewood. Put some firelogs in an unpunctured black garbage bag and put this in a clean trash can in the garage or other sheltered place.
Check every few weeks after end of March. Lots of beetles.
Bill
photosbytw wrote:
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Thanks for the feedback. It is actually the color you see which is the dark brown with the black accents. I suspect that preserving them in alcohol affects the coloration and it gives them that "wet look" as well.
newtoyou wrote:
I think that this is a long horned pupa.
The color is normal. As it matured the exoskeleton got more leathery, tougher.
The pupa is very delicate till this point, the insides a 'slurry' of matter. Now is when the adult is being formed from the 'slurry'.
Now is the time to pull bark from rotting wood and firewood. Put some firelogs in an unpunctured black garbage bag and put this in a clean trash can in the garage or other sheltered place.
Check every few weeks after end of March. Lots of beetles.
Bill
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Bill, again a tip-of-the-hat for sharing your collection so that I can photograph them in magnified views to share some of their fine details that some may not see otherwise. Your collection is rich with specimens that are unique to our area and I also lack the skills and knowledge on where and how to collect them so your efforts do not go unnoticed.
There is interesting and educative detail on the second shot in particular, your images would be advantageous to students of biology.
EnglishBrenda wrote:
There is interesting and educative detail on the second shot in particular, your images would be advantageous to students of biology.
Thanks, Brenda. I'm surely no student of biology although my better half tells me that I'm older than the dinosaurs at times, however I enjoy seeing how insects morph through the stages of their lifecycle.
Nice Sippy thanks for the post and the husbandry lesson. No trees close around and besides I can just imagine my wife's response to her question "What's in the bag?"
"Oh nothing right now dear but in a couple of weeks..."
Curmudgeon wrote:
Nice Sippy thanks for the post and the husbandry lesson. No trees close around and besides I can just imagine my wife's response to her question "What's in the bag?"
"Oh nothing right now dear but in a couple of weeks..."
I doubt that "The Better Half" would even go into my room in the basement if it were on fire to put it out. The good news is that we have gone from "You're Crazy" to just shaking her head now so I think that I'm making some progress.
JeffDavidson wrote:
Excellent detail.
Thanks, Jeff. It amazes me how much texture there is in things so small.
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