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Spotted Longhorn - Rutpela maculata
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Spotted Longhorn - Rutpela maculata (Rutpela maculata)

Longhorn love .......... looks like a tangle of legs ending in cramp and backache to me. The things one does to perpetuate the species eh ! ;0)
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Habitat
Roadside verge
Location
North Devon UK
Date taken
July 2016
Scientific name
Rutpela maculata
Equipment used
Canon 1D MKIV + 100mm f2.8L IS macro lens
Stanley Jones
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Interesting to see the sexual dimorphism in the antennae. The male's appear to be black with yellow stripes and the female yellow with black stripes. Great photo John! TFS!
 
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Yes, nature never ceases to amaze does it and I'm glad you mentioned this as I thought it must be my eyes and I poured over this image for ages at first as something was telling me something was not 'quite right' but I couldn't put my finger on it ! You're a better man than me there Sir.
If I've changed in any way since taking up photography as a hobby it has to be in how much better I look at and or notice things like I wouldn't perhaps have done in such depth before . Suddenly the world is infinitely bigger !

Many thanks as always Stanley
John
 

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