Portrait of a blister beetle (ca. 25mm long, Epicauta sp., Meloidae) from Mikembo sanctuary (DR Congo, Katanga, 35km NE of Lubumbashi, February 2015; collection specimen). Studio work with a prepared and staged specimen. Stack of 45 images (on tripod), obtained by focus bracketing with a Canon EOS M6 Mark II, EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM (ISO-100, f/4, 1/6 sec, -0.7step, natural diffused light). Images assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap), slightly cropped.