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Shimmering Lacewing

Shimmering Lacewing

Lacewing adults and larvae perform natural garden pest control, eating aphids and other small insects. Described as Common Lacewing, their shimmering colours an...
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Lacewing adults and larvae perform natural garden pest control, eating aphids and other small insects. Described as Common Lacewing, their shimmering colours and golden compound eyes appear anything but common.
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Canon EOS 600D

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Aperture f/8 ISO 200 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 70/1

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Mar, 2018

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68

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Awards

Peer Award

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