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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Beetle on flower

The photo shows a beetle hidden in a flower, protecting against predators. Made in Torres, in southern Brazil, on a spring afternoon.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Torres, Brazil
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7i
Copyright: © José Luís Tomé Gonçalves