Macro Just for fun - A crappy beetle

Just for fun - A crappy beetle · **1 Like**

Didn't even realize what I was capturing. Truly a <expletive deleted> shot

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**angkymac** · 07-29-2021, 06:21 PM

May be classified as a bad shot by one standard, but sure has some interesting features!
Might be a pretty good image. I find it interesting.
Is that one of those obnoxious beetles that bore through new rose buds? I hate those things, but this shot shows it in a different perspective.
Angky.

ktbartosik · 07-30-2021, 05:21 PM

yes, all over our yard and destroying the rose bushes as quickly as possible. You'd think I'd be able to get a good pic of them; they barely move all day!

reh321 · 07-31-2021, 10:46 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ktbartosik

Didn't even realize what I was capturing. Truly a shitty shot

With shots like that you often do not realize what you've captured until you look at it on a screen.

reynb · 08-01-2021, 01:40 AM - **1 Like**

Very pretty crappy beetle!

**swip** · 08-01-2021, 08:46 PM - **1 Like**

Sure is crappy.

Maxwell1008 · 07-04-2023, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by ktbartosik

Didn't even realize what I was capturing. Truly a shitty shot

I posted a shot of the same beetle today! They have that cool metallic look especially in the sun.

**swip** · 07-05-2023, 08:01 AM

From the backyard.

**swip** · 07-05-2023, 02:40 PM

Another one from a different day.

**mroeder75** · 07-05-2023, 09:18 PM

It is a Japanese beetle. They arrived in the United States in New Jersey on a ship circa 1916 and have been spreading westward since. They arrived here in Northeast Iowa circa 2002. At first they were manageable.

By around 2005 growing roses in NE Iowa became marginal because of Japanese beetles. Usually by June 27 they arrive in large #s and will consume my rose blooms, then they eat the rose buds. Then they start in on the leaves. From June 27 until the 2nd week of September I rarely can get a cut rose off my 34 rose bushes.

This year we had a drought. The ground is so hard Japanese beetles have had a hard time coming out of the ground from the grub stage. It rained an inch about 5-days ago. I expected them to blast off. But, I have seen only about 20 total the past 5-days. I have kept them at bay removing them and spot spraying them. I saw only 3 today. Usually, this time of year I have hundreds at Noon daily that I spray or remove, and again hundreds more at 6 p.m. voraciously eating off my 34 rose bushes.

I hate the buggers.

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07-29-2021, 06:21 PM	#2
angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,962	May be classified as a bad shot by one standard, but sure has some interesting features! Might be a pretty good image. I find it interesting. Is that one of those obnoxious beetles that bore through new rose buds? I hate those things, but this shot shows it in a different perspective. Angky.

07-30-2021, 05:21 PM	#3
ktbartosik Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 157 Original Poster	yes, all over our yard and destroying the rose bushes as quickly as possible. You'd think I'd be able to get a good pic of them; they barely move all day!

07-31-2021, 10:46 AM - 1 Like	#4
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,177	Originally posted by ktbartosik Didn't even realize what I was capturing. Truly a shitty shot With shots like that you often do not realize what you've captured until you look at it on a screen.

08-01-2021, 01:40 AM - 1 Like	#5
reynb Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bundaberg, Australia. Posts: 1,267	Very pretty crappy beetle!

08-01-2021, 08:46 PM - 1 Like	#6
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,825	Sure is crappy.

07-04-2023, 04:46 PM	#7
Maxwell1008 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Illinois Posts: 51	Originally posted by ktbartosik Didn't even realize what I was capturing. Truly a shitty shot I posted a shot of the same beetle today! They have that cool metallic look especially in the sun.

07-05-2023, 08:01 AM	#8
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,825	From the backyard.

07-05-2023, 02:40 PM	#9
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,825	Another one from a different day.

07-05-2023, 09:18 PM	#10
mroeder75 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,597	It is a Japanese beetle. They arrived in the United States in New Jersey on a ship circa 1916 and have been spreading westward since. They arrived here in Northeast Iowa circa 2002. At first they were manageable. By around 2005 growing roses in NE Iowa became marginal because of Japanese beetles. Usually by June 27 they arrive in large #s and will consume my rose blooms, then they eat the rose buds. Then they start in on the leaves. From June 27 until the 2nd week of September I rarely can get a cut rose off my 34 rose bushes. This year we had a drought. The ground is so hard Japanese beetles have had a hard time coming out of the ground from the grub stage. It rained an inch about 5-days ago. I expected them to blast off. But, I have seen only about 20 total the past 5-days. I have kept them at bay removing them and spot spraying them. I saw only 3 today. Usually, this time of year I have hundreds at Noon daily that I spray or remove, and again hundreds more at 6 p.m. voraciously eating off my 34 rose bushes. I hate the buggers.

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