Not A Plastic Toy!

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Uganda Oct 17 Life & Landscape View gallery (15 photos)

Not A Plastic Toy! sent on November 19, 2017 (15:37) by AnnH. 16 comments, 936 views.

at 270mm, 1/320 f/9.0, ISO 125, hand held.

Not ideal shooting conditions but I thought it worth posting for those of you who are interested in less usual insects! My first thought was that it looked like a plastic toy.There was a group of small children 'playing' with this insect. I managed to stop them just long enough to get one or two record shots before it flew off. I've done a little research and believe it's a longhorn beetle: Sternotomis itzingeri. Condizioni di ripresa non ideali, ma ho pensato che valesse la pena di postare per quelli di voi che sono interessati agli insetti meno comuni! Il mio primo pensiero fu che sembrava un giocattolo di plastica. C'era un gruppo di bambini piccoli che giocavano con questo insetto. Sono riuscito a fermarli solo il tempo necessario per ottenere uno o due colpi di record prima che volasse via. Ho fatto un po 'di ricerche e credo che sia uno scarafaggio longhorn: Sternotomis itzingeri. Ann :)) Tutte le foto contenute in queste gallerie sono copyright AnnH e non possono essere utilizzate in alcuna forma senza il consenso dell'autore.

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Werner

sent on November 19, 2017 (15:38) | This comment has been translated

Great shot!

Nigno09

sent on November 19, 2017 (15:44) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Excellent Macro Good Light Management

Lucchin Fabrizio

sent on November 19, 2017 (18:26) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hi Ann, an insect ever seen, with very original colors, great catch, a warm greeting, hello Fabrizio

Claudio L

sent on November 19, 2017 (20:46) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Considering the country where the photo was taken, I would say that the species (is a female) is the following:

Sternotomis bohemian bohndorffi (Waterhouse, 1886) - Cerambycidae.

Congratulations on timing, and the result obtained.
Hello. Claudio

AnnH	sent on November 19, 2017 (23:25) Thanks very much for your great comments Werner, Nigno, Fabrizio and Claudio - most kind! @Claudio: Thank you so much for going to the trouble to identify this for me! Have a good week! Ann :))

Claudio Sciarra

sent on November 19, 2017 (23:44) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

In fact from the cologne it might look like, nice shot Ann.

Woody74

sent on November 20, 2017 (0:04) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Colors never seen, incredible ...

Fonzie

sent on November 20, 2017 (0:45) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

:-D it's not a plastic toy ..... it is beatiful!
Congratulation Ann!

Bruno Brogi

sent on November 20, 2017 (10:35) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful macro with a good definition ;-)

Albieri Sergio

sent on November 20, 2017 (13:46) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great macro, beautiful and special colors.
Congratulations Ann! Hello!
Sergio ;-) :-P

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on November 20, 2017 (13:51) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

A very beautiful macro with very beautiful colors. Compliments!
Hello
Anna Maria

Claudio Cozzani

sent on November 21, 2017 (0:06) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Caspiterina seems fake: -o
Ann congratulations, always fake and original photographs

claudio c

user28555

sent on November 21, 2017 (22:49) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I seem to read in some web descriptions that it's a kind of beetle, not cockroach Ann, in any case I understand your initial feelings that it was fake, in fact it's a bit of a status but nature often overwhelms and offers unpredictable shapes and colors and chameleons ...; beautiful shots of a strange insect with beautiful colors :-); compliments.
Hi, Claudio :-P

AnnH

sent on November 21, 2017 (22:59)

Many thanks, Claudio, Woody, Fonzie, Bruno, Sergio, Annamaria, Claudio and Claudio! I am so pleased you enjoyed this picture of an unusual beetle! Unusual to me, at least! Sorriso

@Claudio (Nightflier): Thank you for going to the trouble to research! I think that Google has got confused in its translation. I based my identification on this Wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternotomis_itzingeri

Ann :))

Satish Ranadive

sent on November 22, 2017 (5:21)

Excellent image.
Regards,
Satish.

AnnH	sent on December 10, 2017 (1:29) Thanks very much, Satish! Ann :))

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