2. Insects & Bugs

The Lady is a Bug

Some of my Lady Beetle photographs.
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The reason I originally thought it was a Lady Beetle is because of this series shot on the bud of a daisy.
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The reason I originally thought it was a Lady Beetle is because of this series shot on the bud of a daisy.

Ninespotted Lady Beetle

  • The Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle, a European import, is a common sight on the flowers in our flowerbeds. Even so, I don't often get good shots of this ally in the fight against The Aphids.
  • Still, I am fairly pleased with this series of shots. The Lady, it seems, liked very much to hang around the daisies. That probably meant my daisies were aphid-infested, and while that is not good news, it did mean I had the chance photograph them with good results.<br /> <br /> When I snapped this shot I had not seen the other bug, a Tarnished Plant Bug, adorning one of the petals.
  • A splendid specimen on it's own right, the Tarnished Plant Bug merited it's own shot.
  • But can you spot the other bug in there? I did not see it until I processed the photos.<br /> <br /> By the way, I dubbed this a Nine Spotted Specimen of Lady Beetle, but it could be the Sevenspotted. The front spots are indistinct, hence the doubt.
  • At this point I thought I was about to see a Beetle-Bug showdown. I was a bit concerned (as a gentle soul, I get traumatized by violence), but the photographer in me happily snapped away.
  • Had I noticed it, I might have worried for its safety, but the Lady does not seem interested.
  • But, the Beetle was just wondering about . . . and now we can clearly see the other bug. Normally I would spend hours looking for a positive identification of the sucker, but I don't have that kind of time. <br /> <br /> I dub thee Coccola Occhionero.
  • It did show me it's belly . . . maybe it wanted a rub.
  • This is a nice profile of the critter, a shot I seldom get.
  • When I snapped this shot I thought that was a Lady Beetle in there . . . it's not. This is another one I could not identify. It looks like some sort of Superb Plant Bug, or other beetle, but it's not like anything I've looked up.<br /> <br /> I dub thee Catturata Idiotica.
  • The reason I originally thought it was a Lady Beetle is because of this series shot on the bud of a daisy.
  • The Lady was definitively interested in getting in there.
  • Scoping out the place.
  • Yes, yes!! This could work!
  • UARGHHH!
  • Nope, that sucker is not ready.
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