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Sleeping Trilobite Beetle

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Nice to find these during the day as they like to hide. Taken in Malaysia.

Quote from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulitico…
Duliticola is a genus of beetles of the family Lycidae. It is named after Mount Dulit in Borneo. The females stay in the larval form and are about 40–80 mm in length. They have a flat dark body with large scales over the head, resembling trilobites, hence the informal names "Trilobite beetle", "Trilobite larva" or "Sumatran Trilobite larva". The males are much smaller, 8–9 mm, with a beetle-like appearance. Most are found in tropical rainforests, notably in India and South-east Asia.
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Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/160 second
Aperture
F/16.0
Focal Length
100 mm
ISO Speed
125
Date Taken
Jan 5, 2014, 11:26:19 AM
Sensor Size
6mm
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KyotaIzuma's avatar
I absolutely love this.
I keep coming back to it and being amazed.
Beautiful shot and beautiful creatures.
I appreciate that you go out to take your photots.
Especially those of the snakes.
They're almost terrifying. Ha.