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•  Info created by -- Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:54, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support The larvae of this species (Phoenix Worms), could serve as protein intake for human consomation. -- Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:54, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support impressive quality. Maybe a bit oversaturated? But still... --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 09:00, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support You were faster, I wanted to nominate it --Christian Ferrer (talk) 09:14, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support "When you cook them, they smell a bit like cooked potatoes. The consistency is a bit harder on the outside and like soft meat on the inside. The taste is nutty and a bit meaty." Seems yummy. JKadavoor Jee 10:55, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support Poco² 13:46, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support --Citron (talk) 15:10, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support Disgustingly good. Barcex (talk) 15:30, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support -- Norbert Nagel (talk) 16:55, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support M49314 (talk) 17:07, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support --Joydeep _Talk 17:47, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support --Böhringer (talk) 20:19, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support Michael Barera (talk) 04:16, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support Very good. Some background information would be interesting to other photographers - how you could archive this great shot? Additional macro equiqpment (despite the great 105mm lens)? --Tuxyso (talk) 07:07, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

There are many strategies for doing photography insect . I can describe the history of this picture. The equipment is described in part. For this I use the flash Nikon SB- r1c1 flash kit. Honestly this is the most essential point. Without this type of flash I had never worked in the past my bug pictures . I even use it with the sun. I abandoned the monopod that can not be very responsive. The focus is fixed ( another very important point). It's approaching that time of the outbreak is selected . Here , the animal is of bias. the selected point is the midpoint of the animal, the base of the wings . As seen net , then shoot. Do not be afraid to close the aperture for sharpness zones front and rear. For most insects you are entitled to one image after the flash they leave. We must therefore do a lot , a lot of luck and a lot of patience.

By doing here you will get good photographs of insects, and a nice elbow tendinitis. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 10:13, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

Thank you VERY much for your in-detail information. As far as I have understood you correctly you did not use a monopod or tripod, but the Trap focus technique, right? In the past I've already thought about the macro flash kit from Nikon but could not really assess how good it is - seems to be worth a buy :) --Tuxyso (talk) 10:41, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

•  Support — Julian H.^✈(talk/files) 11:03, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support --JLPC (talk) 19:23, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
•  Support St1995 16:32, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 16 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /JKadavoor Jee 16:00, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Arthropods