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Dimensions1100 x 733
Original file size289 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken4-Jul-10 19:36
Date modified7-Aug-10 21:26
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D300S
Focal length280 mm
Focal length (35mm)420 mm
Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/40 at f/5.6
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 1600
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Tarantula Hawk & Tarantula/ Guêpe pepsis et Tarentule

Tarantula Hawk & Tarantula/ Guêpe pepsis et Tarentule

ENGLISH: This tarantula hawk was dragging the tarantula that it had previously paralyzed to take it to its burrow. There, it will lay an egg on the abdomen of the spider. The larva will then eat the inside of the still alive tarantula in order to grow... Some arachnophobes may appreciate that.
FRENCH: Cette guêpe pepsis traînait la tarentule qu'elle avait paralysée auparavant vers son nid. Là, elle pondra un oeuf sur l'abdomen de l'araignée. La larve, ensuite, se nourrira des organes internes de la tarentule encore vivante pour grandir. Certains arachnophobes pourraient apprécier.