the Longhorn Beetle {Cerambycidae}, aka Longhorn aka Longicorns are a large family of beetles with over 26,000 species described, and slightly more than half is from the Eastern Hemisphere
most species are characterized by extremely long antennae which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body but n various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short
he scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns
Other than the antennal length, the most consistently distinctive feature of the family is that the antennal sockets are located on low tubercles on the face; other beetles with long antennae lack these tubercles, and cerambycids with short antennae still possess them
f/16 ~ 1/125 sec ~ ISO 200 ~spot metering
most species are characterized by extremely long antennae which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body but n various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short
he scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns
Other than the antennal length, the most consistently distinctive feature of the family is that the antennal sockets are located on low tubercles on the face; other beetles with long antennae lack these tubercles, and cerambycids with short antennae still possess them
f/16 ~ 1/125 sec ~ ISO 200 ~spot metering
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