Friday Beetle Blogging: Gazelle Scarab

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Onthophagus gazella

Gazelle Scarab, Arizona

At my current rate of once-a-week Beetle Blogging, I'll need 10,000 years to cover every living species.

Wish me luck.

photo details: Beetle attracted to UV light
Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon 20D
f/13, 1/250 sec, ISO 100

flash diffused through tracing paper

levels adjusted in Photoshop; slight lateral crop

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Hummmmm. I'm not sure if you and I will be around for another 10,000 years. Perhaps you should consider twice per week beetle posts and cut it down to 5,000.

Nice shot of the scarab.