In too deep
I am not really sure what substance this lantama flower has in it, but surely it make this little bug drugged up and high, so that it burried it head and mind in too deep.
I almost miss this beetle on my photowalk, becuase I didn't see it at first sight. I thought it was just a dried leaf and brach that broken and landed on the flower, not until a closer inspection that i notice it is actually the small insect that burried its head onto the flower.
It might be on its meal time, but whatever it was eating it make the little guy unaware of its surrounding.
As you can see here in this photo, with my fingers in the background, I was trying to twist and turn the branch of this flower with the insect in it, so that I could get more angle for the shot. And yeah, this guy was stayed still, not bothered with my presence or disturbance that I made. I think even if I smack it, it won't even move.
| Photo Style | Macro Photography | Accesory | 50 mm Canon lens + Adapter + extention tube | |
| Location | Bali, Indonesia | Lighting | External flash | |
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BEER.Lol, the guy has entered the flow state on whatever it is doing. At first, I thought it was asleep or just unconscious.
he might be deeply in love with the flower.
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Wow, I think that's an Elateridae beetle, one of those that makes a sort of "click" sound to defend itself from predators 😀... We have several species of them here, but the one you photographed is the smallest of that family I've ever seen. Even that lantana flower looks quite large compared to this insect! And by the way, the nectar of those flowers does have a high sugar content; that's why insects seem sluggish after they've been feeding on it for a long time—they technically "get a little drunk." 😂 I've seen it happen with butterflies especially, which are easier to photograph after they've been feeding on lantana nectar for a while. Great job documenting this, @ekavieka friend, thanks for sharing!...
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Ah thank you so much for the explanation Jesus, I learn alot from you. So next time I will keep an eye for the butterfly that have been hovering around the lantana flower, as I will surely know that they get drunk. I have never heard it sounded, maybe next time I will keep it for a day to see how it sound when I found it again.
thank you so much Jesus, I appreciate it.
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