Lantern Bug

Posted by djordan on Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:42 am

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[font=Calibri]Captured on a night trek in the Borneo Rainforest. The ‘nose’ is actually an extended mouth for these plant feeders to suck the sap from plants and trees. It was originally believed that lantern bugs are able to produce light, similar to glow worms, but their wing patterns merely reflect light, making it look as if are glowing at night. They certainly have an astonishing and memorable appearance.[/font]

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by swanuck on Sun Nov 22, 2015 10:20 am

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wow what colors!

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by Tom Whelan on Sun Nov 22, 2015 9:14 pm

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Luminous and beautiful, an excellent image of a super creature. Nice lighting.

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by Matthew Pugh on Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:10 am

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Hi

a smashing shot of this cool little fellow - his colorations are indeed a little treat

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by sayhitoant on Wed Nov 25, 2015 5:24 am

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The colours and pattern of this lantern is really beautiful. A well taken shot!

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by Cynthia Crawford on Wed Nov 25, 2015 9:22 pm

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Terrific job all around- lightint and colors...and what a neat story as well.

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by wtracyparnell on Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:28 am