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Northern Spider Beetle - Mezium affine
Copyright © 2009 Stephen Luk

Northern Spider Beetle - Mezium affine
University of Guelph campus, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
June 4, 2009
Size: 3.0 mm
Ontario data point. A lab colony had been maintained in the past, so this individual must be descended from an escapee. Image taken with Nikon D70.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 9 July, 2009 - 11:07am

your hardware back in order? glad to see good pix
what about the backlogged ones?
… v belov, 9 July, 2009 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Heh, long story...
Hardware's not back in order yet. I'm currently borrowing a dSLR to take images of recent specimens (credit to David K.B. Cheung). So, enjoy the *better* pics while I am able to shoot with a camera with a good lens and a speedlite.
There are fewer backlogged images than I'd originally thought. Although I am still falling behind on shooting specimens due to, you know, the circumstances...
… Stephen Luk, 9 July, 2009 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

 
i see...
well, enjoy the equipment while you can anyway -- and let me enjoy your pix. good luk overcoming 'the circumstances', too
… v belov, 9 July, 2009 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

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