Some Ladybirds

[Lord Vetinari]

A few recent ladybird shots- they are beginning to wakeup :)
Brian V.

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[wally5656]

Such wonderful sharpness and color. I like the last one because it is unusually colored. I admire your work and aspire to someday be 1/2 as good.

[Awais Yaqub]

lovely loved them

[Skippy]

A few recent ladybird shots- they are beginning to wakeup :)
Brian V.

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Those are brilliant Brian, the variet of lady bird bugs we have in Australia are very very very tiny.
The ones I saw in USA were almost 2x's the size of the one in my area.

I don't know if you ever had them in the UK but we used to have a chocolate in Australia in the shape of a lady bird and it was called
a "Bertie Beetle" now those were real nice, can't say I have seen them
in the stores for years, maybe they dont make them anymore :dunno

Thanks for sharing....... Skippy
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[Lord Vetinari]

Thanks for the comments everyone- very much appreciated :)
Skippy- we have quite a few different types and sizes. That's just increased by about 4 with the harlequin ladybird invasion (comes in 4 different colour forms).
Thought for a minute you were talking about chocolate covered ladybirds (like the chocolate covered locusts you can get) :rofl
Brian V.

[schmoo]

I am always stunned when I see your photos! I never really thought much about macros before LV came into my life! :D

These bugs look more like hungry little people than anything else! And the texture of their shells... amazing.

[Maestro]

Awesome as usual! :thumb

[Lord Vetinari]

Thanks for the kind comments schmoo and maestro :)- much appreciated :)
Brian

[ColMofed]

Fantastic captures! The first is great for the shear size in the frame and the detail, but my fav is #3. I once spent a summer watching the larvae roam around in the garden before attaching themselves to the sunny side of a low wall. After a few days (it may have been longer) they emerged from their cocoon as ladybirds. Was great to watch as, until that point, I had no idea what they were. :huh

Rod.

[Lord Vetinari]

Fantastic captures! The first is great for the shear size in the frame and the detail, but my fav is #3. I once spent a summer watching the larvae roam around in the garden before attaching themselves to the sunny side of a low wall. After a few days (it may have been longer) they emerged from their cocoon as ladybirds. Was great to watch as, until that point, I had no idea what they were. :huh

Rod.

Thanks Rod - they are great to watch when they are trying to snatch aphids being guarded by ants :)
Brian v.