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2 cm of pure beauty
While travelling through France, a lot of bugs, flies, butterflies, spiders, mosquitos, etc... come along your way. Especially when you're going south bound. This particular one, is a Colibri butterfly. I first thought it was a Colibri, but it is in fact an insect and not a bird. It resembles the Colibri though, and at what speed does this little one's wings flap, incredible. I really do not know what shutterspeed you need, but my camera (Nikon D2000) was not capable of capturing a complete clear, still shot. But I got close though.
You have to admit, this bug, you wouldn't squash it? At least, I wouldn't!
Sincerely,
Pele23