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Clumsy little world of the Cockchafer This is a montage. It is one Cockshafer. Cockchafer,Common cockchafer,Insects,Macro,May bug,Melolontha,Melolontha melolontha,Melolonthidae,Montage Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Absolutely stunning! I can see why you call it clumsy though :) Posted 14 years ago
    1. Thank you very much Ferdy!

      They are really very clumsy, especially on a twig. They are also very slow course. It's just a little kind of a Sloth! :-))
      Posted 14 years ago
  2. Looks great. Are these 5 insects or you photographed a single one in a few positions? Posted 14 years ago
    1. Thank you very much Augenblick!

      This is a single one, and he dordat same branch this Sat I could make this operation. The pictures were moved and tried as best as possible the twig together to blend.
      Posted 14 years ago
      1. Result is great. Beautiful montage. Posted 14 years ago
        1. Thank you Augenblick! Posted 14 years ago
  3. Well done...with a very intriguing result...;) Posted 14 years ago
  4. What a great shot, love it... Posted 13 years ago
  5. Well done! Posted 13 years ago

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The cockchafer, colloquially called May bug or doodlebug, is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family Melolonthidae. Some authors would place the Melolonthidae as a subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae.

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Jul 16, 2011. Captured May 4, 2009 02:19.