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These beetles were quite small. For scale, look at the aphid on the underside of the reed. They were near a pond outside Dolores, CO.

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DoinaRussu
very good details and colors, great shot!
textless
Thanks AshishNimkar! The shell looks right (for a Cereal leaf beetle), but the body seems to have a different texture and color. That's closer than I've gotten to an ID though...
Ashish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal_leaf_beetle
mymadi
speechless... thumb up bro...
textless
Thanks! I especially liked these beetles because of their metallic shells.
misako
beautiful macro shot!

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