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A JEWEL BEETLE FEEDING ON FRUIT

While traveling through the Western Ghats of India I found this Jewel Beetle feeding on Banyan fruit half eaten.Its beautiful bright green color attracted my eye through the other crowd around.It was much difficult to get this shot as the forceful wind kept the beetle moving making focus difficult.Here the Beetle is seen eye catching on the dark background.Nice behavioral shot of the beetle.Shot with Canon EOS 1200 D camera and Tamron 18-400 mm Zoom lens,HANDHELD.f/6.3,1/250 sec,ISO 400,P mode,focal length 400 mm.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2019
Date Uploaded: 10.2019
Photo Location: Radhanagari, India
Copyright: © subhash purohit