Every now and then when I am focusing intently on an insect and trying to set up a shot, other insects creep into the frame. Only later, when I am looking at the photos on my computer screen, do I realize that they are there. My friend, Cindy Dyer, likes to call them “bonus bugs.”
This morning as I was looking at some recent wasp photos, I realized that there was a black shield bug in one of them. The shot is not that great technically, but I think that the combination of the two very different insects makes for an interesting photo, particularly because the wasp seems to have noticed the shield bug.
To me the moment is reminiscent of the bar scene in the Star Wars movie in which all kinds of different alien creatures are interacting. Click on the link to a You Tube video if you’ve never seen this classic piece of film history.
This photo really is begging for a clever caption and I’d welcome any suggestions.
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Mike Powell 
“STOP! He who approaches the flower of death must answer me these questions three… ere the other side he see.”
“Ask me your questions wasp flowerkeeper, I am not afraid”
‘What is your name?”
“My name is Sir Shield bug of the Garden”
“What is your quest?”
” I seek the holy grail- to be photographed for a blog”
“What is your favourite colour?”
“Why black… no..yellow —- AAAAAhhhhh”….
From Monty Python…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpx6XnankZ8
I am still laughing after watching that video. You’ve managed to tap into my warped sense of humor. Thanks (I think)!
I freely admit to my warped sense of humour, and I know that I can be friends with anyone who likes Monty Python (or British humour in general). You either get it, or you don’t…
Excuse me, and sorry to interrupt your menial tasks, but will you please tell me where I may find the director of this facility?
I like it!