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    A Rare Visitor

    This I believe is a Fijian Long Horned beetle and whilst this guy was only 3" long head to body some grow to 6" length. They are supposedly rare and I was lucky to be able to spend over an hour photographing him.

    Unfortunately he made me work real hard and was not prepared to stay still very often.

    No 1 - One of just three natural light shots I managed
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    No 4 - Relaxing after his photo session
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    Grahame

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    Re: A Rare Visitor

    Superb shots Grahame. Well done and thanks for posting.
    Last edited by billtils; 11th June 2020 at 07:08 AM.

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    Re: A Rare Visitor

    Wow; great shots!!!

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    Re: A Rare Visitor

    Quote Originally Posted by billtils View Post
    Superb shots Grahame. Well done and thans for posting.
    Thanks Bill.

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    Re: A Rare Visitor

    Quote Originally Posted by Wavelength View Post
    Wow; great shots!!!
    Thanks Nandakumar, it's always fun find a rare species.

    Unfortunately here I'm noticing a very serious decline of the majority of critters that used to share my close environment.

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    Helluva a beast, Grahame, and well captured!

    Those compound eyes are quite impressive.

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    Re: A Rare Visitor

    Quote Originally Posted by xpatUSA View Post
    Helluva a beast, Grahame, and well captured!

    Those compound eyes are quite impressive.
    Thank you Ted.

    This one must have liked me and been friendlier than the one in this video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuvvvqUt2JA

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