Summer Chafer

[Stan]

Not heard of it ? - well nor had I until today. Itsd a member of the beetle family and about 20 cm long and as you can see very hairy. Shot today at Arne RSPB, Canon 100 f2.8 LIS macro, 7D, 1/60, f8, ISO 800

Stan

[Hereford_EOS]

Re: Summer Chafer

What an ugly beetle, well from this view.
Nicely done as always Stan.

[mwphoto]

Re: Summer Chafer

Weird things aren't they - spent one long night last year on Osprey surveillance in a hut with 20 of these things scratching around - not my favourites!!

[Muscat]

Re: Summer Chafer

Bloody hell Stan if that is 20cm long you must have been in Elephant grass. I think I would have wanted a shotgun not a camera to shoot it with

[Stan]

Re: Summer Chafer

Bloody hell Stan if that is 20cm long you must have been in Elephant grass

Oops, its a typo - should of course by 20mm

Stan

[colin C]

Re: Summer Chafer

Oops, its a typo - should of course by 20mm

Stan

Stan, 20cm was funnier, or scarier, depending on your view point.

Colin