Peruvian Amazon #10

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Peruvian Amazon #10

Post by pbertner »

Manu national park, Pantiacolla mid-level rainforest

A resting wasp:
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Hypsiboas geographicus:
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Rainbow fly:
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Treehopper:
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Golden longhorn beetle (Ceragenia bicornis):
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Ant mimicking spider:
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Green stick insect portrait:
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This is paradise!:
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Thanks for looking and commenting,
Paul

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Post by Craig Gerard »

Paul,

Thanks for sharing :)

Particularly like #2 and the 'location' shot is good for overall perspective.

The treehopper is an odd little beast. Nicely captured!

Craig
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Post by sonyalpha »

The Wasp and the Long Horn Beetle are my favourites here:

The Wasp.............. because I like the colour and composition combined with the excellent overall focus:

The Long horn beetle shot I like because of the colour impact and the very selective focus:


You obviously had a great trip:

Another wonderful set overall................thank you for sharing:

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Post by pbertner »

Thanks Craig and SA, it's very useful for me to know how each picture speaks to a person.

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Post by Ken Ramos »

Can’t help but to wonder just how much of that rain forest has changed over the span of times past. It is good to see the environment from which your photos were taken, something that is lost most of the time when shooting macros. The spider mimicking ant is quite an unusual creature, I don’t know about the rest of the crowd but that is the first time that I have ever seen one of those, anywhere! A very nice set of images. That hopper is very unique also! :)

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Post by pbertner »

Thanks Ken, interesting to see how the jungle has changed, not so interested to see how it will change! I'm used to seeing ant-mimicking jumping spiders but this was a new one for me. Possibly a clubonid spider.
Cheers,
Paul

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