Anoplius amerthystinus, Male, Side, GTMO, Cuba_2013-11-08-154116 ZS PMax_10752690863_o There is something about the oily iridesc
Anoplius amerthystinus, Male, Side, GTMO, Cuba_2013-11-08-154116 ZS PMax_10752690863_o There is something about the oily iridescence of these spider wasps that I find particularly attractive, the light has to hit the wings just right, like in this picture, and the subtly brewed stained glass opalescence that come through are impossible to replicate Collected on the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba, photographed by Aaman Mengis Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Photographer: Sam Droege, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, , ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200 Anoplius amerthystinus, Male, Side, GTMO, ZS PMax
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Photo credit: © Nature Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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