ID: Stink bug
A close up shot of the, pretty big, stink bug, that seemed to have taken refuge on the garden tree sucking out the essential liquid matter for its survival. Infamous for their nasty stinking discharge, which they release, when under threat, these have a unique and dry-ish texture on its back, making it very difficult to spot amongst the bark of trees. It was interesting to observe the way its proboscis in work with the internal element (would be helpful if anyone knows the term for that part of the proboscis) curled out towards the front side, almost resembling some sort of awkward growth.
EXIF:
Canon 80D
Canon 100mm macro
F/11
Shutterspeed 1/160
ISO 500
Handheld, External flash fired
Location: Thane
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