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Dune Buggy

            A solitary Desert Wash Weevil (Apleurus albovestitus) makes its way to points unknown within the superimposed waves of the Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California. For a sense of scale, the weevil is about 20mm (¾ inch) long.

The weevil's tracks were fun to watch as they appeared in its wake, and these tracks were far from the only ones to be found. There were also peculiar 'S'-shaped tracks that were fairly instantly recognizable, and likely from a Sidewinder Rattlesnake. Given that I was blundering around in the dark  in the dunes with my headlamp off not too many hours prior to this, I suppose I'm lucky I didn't cross paths with one of the more venomous denizens.

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Taken in: United States / California / Stovepipe Wells Airport (show map)

Taken on: April 26, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D750, f/11.0, 1/400 sec, 400mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.3.1 (Macintosh)
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