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STUNNING COLLECTION OF BEETLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

3/4/2015

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Batocera wallacei, “Wallace’s long-horn beetle,” New Guinea.
Onthophagus imperator, India.
Aspidomorpha miliaris, “Spotted tortoise beetle,” India.
Broxylus pfeifferi, Indonesia.
Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus, “cabbage stem weevil,” Germany.
Cyrtonota sexpustulata, Brazil.
Enema pan, Peru.
Eulasia papaveris, Turkey.
Eupholus amalulu, Papua New Guinea.
Mecynorrhinella oberthuri, Tanzania.
Stolas chalybaea, Brazil.
Stolas mannerheimi, Peru.
Udo Schmidt  a retired researcher, has been collecting beetles since his late 20s. Now, at 70, his beetle drawers have swelled to 30,000 specimens representing more than 6,000 species.

Schmidt is also a talented photographer, and has digitally archived his stunning collection on his website and Flickr, this hobby has taken him to 22 countries around the world.  He is inspired by the “overwhelming variety of shapes and colors, beauty and elegance,” of beetles — the largest group of insects in the world. 


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Udo Schmidt un investigador jubilado , ha estado recolectando escarabajos en los últimos 20 años. Ahora, a los 70 años, sus cajones de escarabajos ha aumentado a 30.000 ejemplares que representan a más de 6.000 especies.

Schmidt también es un talentoso fotógrafo, y ha archivado digitalmente su impresionante colección en su página web y Flickr, esta afición le ha llevado a 22 países de todo el mundo. Se inspira en la "abrumadora variedad de formas y colores, la belleza y la elegancia", de escarabajos - el mayor grupo de insectos en el mundo.

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