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Sternotomis pulchra - eyes (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html" title="Sternotomis pulchra"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/140009_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=9wisuOfk2cg9ctT3G80CWbCNcRM%3D" width="136" height="152" alt="Sternotomis pulchra A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Sternotomis pulchra,World,the Netherlands" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html" title="Sternotomis pulchra - side view"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/140008_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Q0g8DXA%2F%2FCz%2FYwtQXehra0v8e3U%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Sternotomis pulchra - side view A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Sternotomis pulchra,World,the Netherlands" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html" title="Sternotomis pulchra - underside"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/140010_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2A%2FeWcDM380pwpOC9TKSM6%2FdA1k%3D" width="200" height="196" alt="Sternotomis pulchra - underside A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Sternotomis pulchra,World,the Netherlands" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html" title="Sternotomis pulchra - full body (stack)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/140011_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=1JZNHFYIhiW459LoSijr%2F4uuCqo%3D" width="150" height="152" alt="Sternotomis pulchra - full body (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html" title="Sternotomis pulchra - frontal (stack)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/140013_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=nbL4XF69RRzWXHUq7sQwvtE7a0w%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Sternotomis pulchra - frontal (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html" title="Sternotomis pulchra - face (stack)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/140014_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=rD%2BMCK%2BGmz1frUCZpaHrfTSnLu4%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Sternotomis pulchra - face (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra" /></a></figure> Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Sternotomis pulchra - eyes (stack)

A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.

Sternotomis pulchra A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Sternotomis pulchra,World,the Netherlands

Sternotomis pulchra - side view A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Sternotomis pulchra,World,the Netherlands

Sternotomis pulchra - underside A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Sternotomis pulchra,World,the Netherlands

Sternotomis pulchra - full body (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra

Sternotomis pulchra - frontal (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra

Sternotomis pulchra - face (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    I LOVE this series so much. Very well done! I can't pick a favorite, but it's between this one and these two:
    Sternotomis pulchra - face (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra

    Sternotomis pulchra - full body (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra
     Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks so much! Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        You're welcome! Longhorns definitely have weirdly cool eyes. They look more like drawn on eyebrows. Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          I already was a few shots in before I even noticed the wrap-around eyes, lol. Posted 3 years ago
  3. View William Bodine's profile
    William Bodine
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    So many insect and not enough time. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Hehe, true! Posted 3 years ago
  5. View nightjar6's profile
    nightjar6
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    Colors, Colors and Colors Posted 7 months ago

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The Sternotomis pulchra

"Sternotomis pulchra" is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

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Uploaded Aug 21, 2022. Captured Aug 20, 2022 21:22.
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  • NIKON D850
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  • 1/25s
  • ISO640

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