Metallic Green Leaf Beetle on Nettle Near Stream
by Clinton Chen
Cool morning light falls through a thin layer of fog hovering just above a glacial stream in the Medellin highlands. A leaf beetle with an iridescent metallic green carapace rests on the serrated edge of a nettle leaf. The beetle's shell reflects the low sun striking the distant horizon haze, creating sharp points of turquoise and emerald light. Dew rests on the fine hairs of the plant stem, glistening against the muted gray of the water below. The perspective looks upward from the ground, placing the insect against a backdrop of soft, misty mountains and the dark, flowing current of the stream. Fine textures of the leaf surface and the smooth, hard shell of the beetle stand in sharp relief under the pale, early morning sky.
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