Soldier beetle ( Podabrus ) by larose forest photos


04-JUN-2011	Christine Hanrahan

There is a lot of variety amongst the soldier beetles and this is yet another one, superficially similar to some of the fireflies we see.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/80s f/3.5 at 5.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

Karen Stuebing		28-Sep-2012 22:18
Yes, it does look like a firefly. Wonderful macro. V.

Guest		28-Sep-2012 12:04
If it could stand on its end it would stand tall like a soldier but where's the gun? ;)

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