Pupal Skin of Bryony Ladybird

e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,376 Major grins
edited July 31, 2015 in Holy Macro
This is the one from which the beetle posted yesterday emerged. I think it is a thing of considerable beauty. I need to do more shots to do it justice but I am afraid that it might disintegrate if I try to manipulate it. At the very least, I need some good head-end shots.

I also need better stereo. The difference in the angles of view for the one shown was excessive. Anyway is makes an exciting picture. I present a cross-eye, a conventional and an anaglyph version

The spines persist on the rear end of the pupae of this subfamily to exude a toxic fluid when attacked by a predator, as they did for the active larva.

Harold


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