2. Adesmia cothurnata (Forskaal,1775) by wildlifeuae

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25-Mar-2010

2. Adesmia cothurnata (Forskaal,1775)

Wadi Tarabat, Al Ain, UAE

ID by Wolfgang Schawaller, Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde, Stuttgart, Germany

"Many tenebrionids have a blue wax-layer on the cuticle against evaporation, which disappears after death, thus you see the different colours of Adesmia in the first 3 photographs." WS

Nikon D3
1/640s f/4.0 at 185.0mm iso200 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	25-Mar-2010 16:44:40
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D3
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	185 mm
Exposure Time	1/640 sec
Aperture	f/4
ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias	0.00
White Balance	0
Metering Mode	multi spot (3)
JPEG Quality	(3)
Exposure Program	shutter priority (4)
Focus Distance

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Harald Elmquist		03-Sep-2013 09:07
Beautiful picture. V

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