## Good night to all my beloved hive friends ♥️ ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmf3CsUbNW4XemhqHw3yCo4tQzfRwzKCniXT35pq6QNo3a/1777292678619.jpg) In this post, I’ll share my experience and success in capturing the beauty of two stunning beetle species-the metallic blue beetle and the snout beetle.I managed to find these two beetles in a palm oil plantation and this was a deliberate effort to achieve the best possible results. Inside the oil palm plantation, specifically by the edge of a waterhole, I managed to spot a metallic blue beetle flitting among the leaves, this beetle has very unique characteristics, from its shape and size to its color. ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdADAiZdtdZURd2fGjhDXhQ27vTQdU1wf66E5X8jbYp9R/1777292678669.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmc2KVJ4uw49KZ1cJ2eFur8LM2VJd5zyeEB94ryYeM68Qy/1777292678716.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSfAQGBSjz396723rJheTz2DzJcpuy7jfuSTB3cSbjQYU/1777292678760.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmRUtZeZEHXeomb3sBvMj8ZATYwWjMAnweBWPssDjvJfLk/1777292678804.jpg) I’m absolutely certain that anyone who sees this beetle will love it, especially if they see it in person. This beetle has a metallic blue color that looks absolutely stunning and shimmers in the sunlight, but it’s so small that to truly appreciate its beauty, you have to view it from quite a close distance. This beetle has a slender and elongated shape,the surface of its wings looks hard and shiny,but if we look at this beetle more closely, we’ll notice an orange hue on its neck,of course this is a truly beautiful color combination for a beetle . ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmT4FzAiD5VR3Z81HfnPTLyx7VRNKVJsk4E3A6p6m56Mkk/1777292701270.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYyaukn5Rh3z9A4HL8sLrvzmahYeMycsEZg4QFxH3p92H/1777292701317.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmNxikBAdcbsQXTBKx8DGKWadutPwpDQb2zjMaHkiFVKSR/1777292701366.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmeS7a5BDbRJhVndP9kQmFrzwdxRUKpm7LSFQpTejLvKJ1/1777292701412.jpg) This beetle also has segmented fairly long antennae, indicating a keen sense of smell for detecting its surroundings,a mate, and food sources.I feel very happy and satisfied because I have succeeded in finding this beetle, this beetle is quite rare in my area and finding it is not an easy thing now. I photographed this beetle using a macro lens, so the results turned out so beautiful and detailed,we can see its shape and color quite clearly, and that’s incredibly satisfying. In addition, I also managed to find a weevil. This beetle also has some unique characteristics and is just as interesting as the previous one. ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZ9M54zD1SmE5rv9XXhqjZHQ92nszpqEoqhcBzy7jmY6a/1777294661813.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmaSEnYcBZQW5BmmNShqsPo5kCSFH6QDueQYgq5h3wfhxr/1777294661866.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmPHtpY9Xfga2385GDNeGbF9bU2vuweta8WWb8iNbSTzNf/1777294661922.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmevnQbQmTh6PgYb1BKQJfJaMVqvmySvnzxfemWp7teK1n/1777294661974.jpg) I managed to find this beetle by the riverbank, and I think it’s one of the most unique beetles in the world.Luckily, the population of this beetle is quite stable in my area, so I can easily find it almost anywhere.This beetle has a long snout on its head called a rostrum, and at first glance its snout looks very similar to that of a yurumi animal,and this is a flying insect but it often spends its time on plants or grass, it walks slowly enough that we can easily photograph it. ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYDymxyWM1uR2S5uKwJ6Crqixq3HB2dVo1zo5UDyB3KCx/1777294684603.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdV9NmPGcNGfGuzH1tgyx98ktjkB2aFsKUTHvaGFhCEnX/1777294684653.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbXtMqbTcfWs4PbkKpHSgdJWVAvyWCJXGCvj4swkA8p6R/1777294684701.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmNmz5d715VgpfopA5ptvSybmuQiBArHcq3hnGADEKrcwU/1777294684751.jpg) What's even more interesting is that this beetle has a fairly hard shell, and this is one of its body's defenses.Just like the previous beetle,this beetle also has long antennae but has a bent shape. Photographing this beetle is quite easy, but sometimes we often miss this brief moment, I managed to take several pictures of this beetle using the help of a macro lens and now let's see its beauty. ----

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Thank you very much for reading my post till the end, I am here to say thank you very much 🙏

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All images are mine, I took the photos using the Infinix 10 pro cellphone and I edited the images using the Lightroom application. I'm @riyat. See you again in my next post ♥️

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