An alien-like Western Tiger Beetle larva (Cicindela oregona) waiting at the entrance of its burrow for prey. One of my favourite photos I have taken! #iNaturalist #Coleoptera #TigerBeetle #macrophotography - ThreadSky

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thomasbarbin.bsky.social • 44 days ago

An alien-like Western Tiger Beetle larva (Cicindela oregona) waiting at the entrance of its burrow for prey.

One of my favourite photos I have taken!

#iNaturalist #Coleoptera #TigerBeetle #macrophotography

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treylindsey.com•44 days ago

spectacular shot

vannabartlett.bsky.social•44 days ago

Fantastic photo! We have similar tiger beetles in UK and we found our first ever larva last year. My photos not a patch on yours.

rayhayes215.bsky.social•24 days ago

intense 👏👏👏

earlgreygory.bsky.social•44 days ago

This is a wild photo, how long did it take to get it? That is, if you don't mind me asking.

thomasbarbin.bsky.social•44 days ago

Thanks! A friend and I spent a few hours photographing these. They immediately dart back into their burrow when you approach. So our technique was to find an occupied burrow and get in position. Then wait until they emerged to get the photo. Sometimes it took 10 or so mins, some never reemerged.

exploreyourworld.bsky.social•43 days ago

😲😲😲

geraldmfoto.bsky.social•42 days ago

Most impressive! 😮‍🙌

floriandenis.bsky.social•44 days ago

Wow, you can be proud of this one 🤩

bernardvanelegem.bsky.social•44 days ago

Just gorgeous! I made some similar images the previous years. You need a lot of patience as they are damn fast and shy…

thomasbarbin.bsky.social•44 days ago

Would love to see your images!! I love your work with beetles.

bernardvanelegem.bsky.social•44 days ago

Here some sneak preview of Green Tiger Beetle, Cicindela campestris with second and third instar. It took me ages to get this done properly, lol... What kind of stacking programme do you use. I hate all the post processing shit with a hairy beetle larva, that's why I ask... 😅😂

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