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    Cetonia Aurata : making of...

    In my garden. These are called "Hannetons des Roses" here.

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    Super image David, but I don't understand the "making of" in the title.

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    I'll assume your question was serious :

    This is how you make more Cetonia Aurata beetles...

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    Obviously in very bright sunlight. Obviously, no modesty among beetles.

    Only vaguely related: the biologist E O Wilson, in response to the extraordinarily large number of species of beetles, supposedly once quipped something like, "If there is a God, she is inordinately fond of beetles."

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    Re: Cetonia Aurata : making of...

    Quote Originally Posted by Chataignier View Post
    I'll assume your question was serious :
    I wasn't sure if it was a typo (for mating) or intended ... Either way it's still a great image.

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    Beetles (and spiders (especially Salticidae) are awesome creatures, as evidenced by your photo here. If I were to get into macro it would be to shoot insects, especially the beetles and jumping spiders.

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    The English common name is Rose Chafer.

    So far this spring, I haven't seen any of them but it has been a poor year with a lot of cool wet and windy weather with many insects being absent.

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