The Devil's Coach Horse, Staphylinus olens. Seen here on our wishing line.

So great DOF, details and colors Wonderful helys · 2012-08-19: 08:20

Excellent macro!!:) tnx! Solitude · 2012-08-19: 08:31

Gosh, it is ugly, big like that! atszabo · 2012-08-19: 09:12

Love the hairy back.... What is a wishing line Jon? A clothes line???? durban · 2012-08-19: 10:17

Fantastic focus and angle! Like Dan....what's a wishing line? I wouldn't have wished for one of these critters to land on my wishing line :) lookagain · 2012-08-19: 10:26

My response to durban: Thanks very much Dan. That's a typo for washing line, but I quite like the idea of a wishing line so I'll keep it as it is :-) Jarvo · 2012-08-19: 10:26

Love the contrast of textures between the nature and a man-made object HoosierAtHeART · 2012-08-19: 10:45

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