The Wicked Beast

Beast is a wicked stunner from the family of flat-faced Longhorn Beetles. I was amazed by this Alien especially how it looks like a chilled out villain with bullet ridden holes on its face. Popular for the fine details in this image, it was featured by the camera maker Olympus on their website and their Instagram handle. It is known as a longhorned beetle due to its remarkably long antennae common to beetles in the family Cerambycidae. Longhorns are one my most favorite subjects to shoot, as their compound eyes are fascinating. Some of them are very skittish especially when shooting during the day. During a night macro session in the forest, I came across this Alien sitting on a twig. Whe...View all