dryfly purist 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 Terje Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 Nice shot ... amazing to think those little bugs are predators. That close, the parts all look like painted metal. Pretty shot, Terje. Good to see Spring has graced your neck o' the woods. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dryfly purist 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 Nice shot ... amazing to think those little bugs are predators. That close, the parts all look like painted metal. Pretty shot, Terje. Good to see Spring has graced your neck o' the woods. Thanks a lot, Mike :-) It´s really hard to capture these creatures in a nice way because of the hard top/skin they have. If you use a softbox the light reflects on the body and if you don´t use a softbox the sun does the same :-) The weather is absolutely beautiful these days and the summer has arrived....... and that means that the bugs are back :-) Terje Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 No black spots. I never knew you could have spotless ones. Very neat pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dryfly purist 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 No black spots. I never knew you could have spotless ones. Very neat pics. I noticed the same thing, Piker20...... that was the thing that caught my attention for sure :-) Thanks, man :-) Terje Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tailing looper 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2014 Ever see their larval form? A predator that loves to eat aphids.... This is one of my early macro attempts (typical beginner's underexposed background): Tight lines, Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2014 The background's supposed to be out of focus ... concentrates attention on the subject. Looks like a pretty good picture. Nice detail on the bug, with it's "Godzilla complex" spikes on its back !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dryfly purist 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2014 Just found that the pictures i took is of a POPLAR LEAF BEETLE and not a LADYBUG........ i really have to learn my entomology better :-) :-) :-) Terje Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirk Dietrich 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2014 Terje, beautiful picture regardless of what kind of bug it is. Here is a Lady Bug/Bird eating aphids on my milkweed, which aphids absolutely love. Not the sharpest picture but I was glad to catch him/her in action of eating an aphid. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dryfly purist 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2014 Terje, beautiful picture regardless of what kind of bug it is. Here is a Lady Bug/Bird eating aphids on my milkweed, which aphids absolutely love. Not the sharpest picture but I was glad to catch him/her in action of eating an aphid. Kirk Thanks a lot for your kind comment, Kirk :-) :-) ...... i really appreciate it :-) I think your photo of the ladybug is really nice :-) :-) Terje Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
