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Hawthorn Sheild Bug
Hawthorn Sheild Bug
A Weaver


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Challenge: Insects (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F505V
Location: Babenhausen, Germany
Date: Sep 7, 2003
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 7, 2003

 Hawthorn Sheild Bug (Acanthosoma Haemorrhoidale) This bug feeds of the juice of trees and roots.

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Canon PowerShot S50
 09/14/2003 06:33:23 PM
Weird bug! He must not worry about camoflage with those bright orange legs.
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Canon EOS-10D
 09/14/2003 12:30:22 PM
I think this is a Forest Bug (Pentatoma rufipes), as Hawthorn Shield Bugs (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) are predominantly green. Nice shot, but shame you didn't catch him on a nice green leaf for contrast. Looks like good detail, but why not crop some of the 'empty' space to left and right and have the subject occupy more of the shot?
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Nikon Coolpix B500
 09/11/2003 09:32:43 AM
Nice coloring on the insect. It might have been a better photo shot at an angle so the insect doesn't blend in as much.
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 09/09/2003 04:19:55 PM
DOF fades on right
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 09/09/2003 10:21:23 AM
that is a really interesting bug...nice light on the legs and nice contrast with the stone/lava
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