Life on the edge...

[Prajwal J Ullal]

ID: Tortoise shell beetle

This beautiful beetle, which was exploring the plant on which it had landed on, kept on traversing to the edge of the leaves, waited at the edge and later turned around and continued onto the next leaf. That small wait at the edge of the leaf had given a magical feel to the whole scene, and one such attempt was attempted in this frame

EXIF:
Canon 550D
Canon 100mm macro
F/16
Shutterspeed 1/160
ISO 800
Handheld, External flash fired

Location: Amboli

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice composition. The green leaves match nicely with the green spots on the beetle. Good details. Thanks for sharing.