English:
German:Schwarzer Stachelkäfer
Danish:Pindsvinebille
Date:20/03/2010
Location:Austria, Niederösterreich, Ober-Danegg
 
Copyright:Per Hoffmann Olsen
Camera:Canon EOS 50D
Lens:Sigma 150mm 1:2.8 APO Macro with 1.4 Teleconverter
 
Exposure:1/200
Aperture:f/10.0
ISO:500

Almost 10 year ago i shot this picture of the hedgehog beetle.

Did you know?: There are only two hedgehog beetles species in Europe. The black H. atra is found in Central Europe, where as the brown H. testacea is found only in Southern Europe.

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