Scarab Beetle Beneath Gilled Cap

A scarab beetle clings to the underside of a gilled fungal cap, its rounded reddish shell filling the lower frame. Soft natural light reveals the beetle's matte, dust-specked elytra and the pale vertical gills on the left, while a shallow depth of field renders the background as a soft green blur. A scattering of soil grains dots the shell and a small catchlight appears in the compound eye.