The Living Forest (155) : Cardinal Beetle
The brightly coloured Cardinal Beetle is mostly found on flowers and plants at the edges of woodland.
The vivid red of this beetle is a way to warn predators that it is toxic !
Dutch name : Zwartkopvuurkever
German name : Scharlachrote Feuerkäfer
Latin name : Pyrochroa coccinea
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Vera Böhm 18/06/2012 15:45
This is also a wonderful macro shot. You have captured the male.Regards, Vera
teototi 02/07/2011 22:32
Very nice!EdelS 13/05/2011 21:23
Wundervoll diese Aufnahme! Ganz großes Kino! Hier stimmt wirklich alles! Tolle Bildgestaltung, Schärfe und Farben!Liebe Grüße Edel
John Mc D 12/05/2011 8:04
Beautiful captureAdele D. Oliver 12/05/2011 2:00
A striking beauty - excellent how you captured this small beetle!!!greetings, Adele
† Ushie Farkas 12/05/2011 1:52
WOWWWWWWWW!!! FANTASTISCH!!!!Gruß Ushie
aspectus 11/05/2011 6:55
Ein fantastisches Makro in unglaublich brillanten Farben!!!!LG Renate
Norbert Kappenstein 09/05/2011 10:19
Traumhaft das Licht auf dem schönen Käfer.Ein sehr gutes Makro.
LG Norbert
Silvia Simonato. 08/05/2011 0:02
Maravillosa fotografía macro, muy buena imagen!!!Saludos Silvia
Angelika El. 07/05/2011 20:30
Herrliche Farben und wunderbares Licht! Der kleine Kerl leuchtet ja geradezu!!! Die SChärfe ist super und der Bildschnitt sehr gelungen!
LG!
Angelika
MAURICE CLEGG 07/05/2011 16:20
amazingly beautiful image mark.the usual incredible light and detail with fantastic vivid colours.
well done mark, your pictures are a delight.
regards, maurice.
CsomorLászló 07/05/2011 15:17
Sehr schönes Foto, tolle Farbenlg
CsL
Canan Oner 07/05/2011 9:50
What a great shot Mark !!!!!! The deep red beetle looks amazing on green...A real eye catcher..EXCELLENT !!have a nice week-end..
Canan
aline64 07/05/2011 8:02
Une belle macro, joli couler de cet insecte qui ressort bien dans tout ce vert !amicalement
Mauro Stradotto 06/05/2011 23:26
Straordinaria macro, colori e nitidezza fantastici,complimenti per questo scatto Mark!
Ciao, Mauro