Christmas beetle
If you suddenly feel something spiky crawl down your shirt or buzz loudly into your hair, chances are it’s a Christmas beetle. We often see them dazed and confused, crawling around on the ground or in the house in the morning after a big night out (they are attracted to bright lights!).
Christmas beetles (Anoplognathus) range from 15 – 40 mm in size and belong to the Scarab family (over 3000 species in Australia).
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Wow…awesome macro wildrider…great detail and clarity.
Carol :0)
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AndyGii
Brilliant shot
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Carol Lewsley
wow another awesome capture wildrider you must have a great macro lens
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reflector
A fantastic shot ! What a bizarre little creature when you see it with that amount of detail !
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cherylc1
Wow! awesome!!!
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Kate Adams
Fantastic macro Gary!!..love the details and colour.
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Tom Gomez
Great macro Gary, wonderful shot …
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karenkirkham
Fantastis shot and interesting description bit scary belonging to scarab family.
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Lars Klottrup
That’s macro! :-)
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flyfish70
WOW!!!!!! This is an awesome close up, very detailed and crisp!!!!!!!!! Instant fav, awesome shot!!!!!!
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Trevor Needham
Brilliant shot – superb detail!
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reflector
Congrats on the feature of this awesome capture !
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Babcia
Very nice!
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handprintz
Oh that is so cool !! great work
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david campbell
fantastic
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David Roman
I would hate to have him hook into my skin and start buzzing ! You guys have all the crazy bugs and spiders I ever seen glad their in your country and not mine!LMAO cool shot 58 !
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Thanks for your comment David, yeah we do have some crazy bugs down under!
David Roman
You gotta be on your guard while sitting in the park no telling what will bite you in your country. We got ticks here in Germany thats seems to be the biggest problem.I’ll take the ticks!LOL
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Maria Murphy
OMG ….......... bless him
wotzisname
Great Image – Gary I’m still trying for that elusive Sharp Macro Shot to put up.
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david campbell
fantastic shot
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jesika
Brilliant shot, perfect focus.
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Kate Adams
Awesome capture Gary, such details – when I lived in South Africa, we used to get them and I always knew them as Wizz Bangs -excellent capture!!!
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I learnt a new name for these little beetles, thanks for your comments..
Robert Elliott
fantastic macro
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BarbaraManis
Wow, brilliant macro!
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Lois Bryan
what a fabulous, fabulous macro!!!!!!! wooo hoooo!!!!!!!!! you certainly know your way around a camera!!!!!
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Linda Syms
Fabulous macro shot.
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Vanessa Barklay
This would be great in our Bug Hunt Bug Game Hunting Trophy Head Challenge it is a great face capture mate! Perfect.
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Meeli Sonn
Wow factor. Big horse
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Junior Mclean
cool details!!!
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John Vandeven
Wow…Awesome looking creature…Fantastic shot.
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Tom Newman
A fantastic macro Gary , the detail is amazing , a classic :-)
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Dennis Wetherley
You have certainly got the macro photography worked out Gary. Well done!
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Antanas
great macro capture
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patapping
so thats what a Xmas beetle looks like, great macro work Gary..
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