Beetle: Sometimes things just come one's way. I found this small beetle crawling by the back door and I brought it in for a focus stacking session.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Sometimes things just come one's way. I found this small beetle crawling by the back door and I brought it in for a focus stacking session.

(Download)

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Good luck for you, sippy. Bad luck for the beetle. Very nice image stack.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

kpmac wrote:

Good luck for you, sippy. Bad luck for the beetle. Very nice image stack.

Thanks, Kpmac. I've been quite blessed lately with insects that have been coming into the house or at its doors. I'm quite sure that I only find a very small number of them however I do make the best use of them that I can.

newtoyou Loc: Eastport

sippyjug104 wrote:

Sometimes things just come one's way. I found this small beetle crawling by the back door and I brought it in for a focus stacking session.

Nicely shot, but no details to ID.

Size, a body shot and a complete antenna would help.
A guess. A carnivorous sight hunting Ground Beetle. Carabidae.
Many to choose from. Try Elaphrus. Similar to Tiger Beetles in miniature.
Bill

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

newtoyou wrote:

Nicely shot, but no details to ID.

Size, a body shot and a complete antenna would help.
A guess. A carnivorous sight hunting Ground Beetle. Carabidae.
Many to choose from. Try Elaphrus. Similar to Tiger Beetles in miniature.
Bill

Thanks, Bill. Your mentoring and guidance are very important to me. Based on your suggestions I can tell that it is surely a species of Ground Beetle. I'll change my setup to take more of an all inclusive view later today.

newtoyou Loc: Eastport

sippyjug104 wrote:

Thanks, Bill. Your mentoring and guidance are very important to me. Based on your suggestions I can tell that it is surely a species of Ground Beetle. I'll change my setup to take more of an all inclusive view later today.

Thank you. I'll watch for it.
Bill