Melonontha melonontha (May beetle)
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“The sense of death is most in apprehension; and the poor beetle, that we tread upon, In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great as when a giant dies.” William Shakespeare
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Melonontha melonontha (common name: May beetle)
The 1st of May was a really
warm day in Belgium, and I was sitting outside with my wife after
sunset with a glass of wine. All of a sudden we heard a large bug
buzzing above our heads. That insect crash-landed very close to us so
we quickly saw that it was a May beetle. We caught it and put it in a
plastic container with a natural looking interior and a glass
cover for observation and the unavoidable photo session. The day after
I took around 200 pictures and after sunset I released the bug again.
Photos by Frank Panis
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60sec - f/13 to f/16
Flash:SB-800 I-TTL
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