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A very scary predator that looks something like a stegosaurus. Note the folded back beak that injects venom then serves as a straw to ingest prey....
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A very scary predator that looks something like a stegosaurus. Note the folded back beak that injects venom then serves as a straw to ingest prey.
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Canon EOS 40D

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settings

Aperture f/10 ISO 200 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 180/1

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location

Ellerbe, North Carolina, US

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upload_date

Jul, 2020

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