Longhorn beetles & others

[orionmystery]

Longhorn beetle (female of Pharsalia ochreomaculata Breuning, 1968?) on a rhinoceros beetle (Chalcosoma atlas?). The Cerambycid was on a wall and I moved to a more natural looking spot and then it climbed onto the rhino beetle. All unplanned.


IMG_7151 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


IMG_7160 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


IMG_7144 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


IMG_7034 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


IMG_9877 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr

Longhorn beetle, male Aeolesthes induta(?).

IMG_7154 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr

Click beetle,Oxynopterus cf. auduoin

IMG_7053 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr

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[Overread]

Those shots of the Longhorn standing on the rhinoceros beetle are fantastic! A great thing and, like you say, one of those rare events to capture that isn't something you can plan or arrange to happen. Did the rhinoceros beetle give any reaction to suddenly having a passenger ?

 

[Dracaena]

Beautiful beetles Kurt!

 

[orionmystery]

Thanks guys. No, the rhino beetle wasn't bothered at all, even though the longhorn beetle pooped on him (rhino beetle)

 

[ktan7]

Nice sharp and clear shots!

 

[pisto1981]

Amazingly sharpe! cant wait to get a macro lense

 

[gregtallica]

those are SWEET! Love them!