Confrontation

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A soldier beetle desperately tries to defend its territory from a far larger comma butterfly that wants the nectar from a bramble flower. The butterfly won, knocking the beetle clean off the flower head !

04/07/2017 - 01:40davidwozhere

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-3 II

Shutter Speed1/200

Aperturef/7.1

LensN/A

ISO100

Focal Length220mm

Views/Likes22/2

Tagsbeetle, butterfly, comma, soldier, bramble

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go4IT

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6 years
All the best, Go4IT

Link Posted 04/07/2017 - 03:54

Terrific action shot, even if we didn't get to see the decisive blow. Really good IQ. Like.

davidwozhere

Member

9 years
Slap in the middle of England

Link Posted 04/07/2017 - 23:19

I forgot to mention the reason it's called "Comma". Look under the butterfly's wing. There is a comma shaped mark that looks quite foreign to its location. They all have this.

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Camera Make:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Camera Model:	PENTAX K-3 II
Date Taken:	2017-07-03 13:59:31
Exposure Program:	Aperture priority
Aperture:	f/7.1
Max Aperture Value:	N/A
ISO Speed Rating:	100
Focal Length:	220 mm
Lens:	N/A
Metering Mode:	Pattern/Matrix
Exposure Time:	1/200 sec