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Extreme macro of cockchafer beetle

Extreme macro of cockchafer beetle

A portrait of a cockchafer beetle (0.7sm long).
I used Canon FD 4-70-210 + Zenitar-M 1,7-50 to take the first shot.

A portrait of a cockchafer beetle (0.7sm long).
I used Canon FD 4-70-210 + Zenitar-M 1,7-50 to take the first shot.
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