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CorySmith


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Challenge: Fill the Frame IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
Location: Florida
Date: May 26, 2013
Aperture: 10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: May 26, 2013

 Close up of a white grub's mandibles. White grubs are the larvae of scarab beetles. This one is in it's third larval instars stage, which is the most destructive since they feed on roots beneath the soil. They can have around 2-4 generations per year in Florida.
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06/01/2013 05:10:30 PM
Stunning macro. Can't really say what critter this is, but from the looks of it I don't think it's a "fluffy" one.
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 05/29/2013 02:28:26 PM
Some kind of weird worm???
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 05/29/2013 04:46:30 AM
no
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 05/29/2013 03:27:51 AM
Wow! great close-up of those mandibles
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 05/29/2013 12:48:14 AM
eww creepy! :)
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