Ladybug-to-be

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Ladybug-to-be

April 13, 2013 by Mike Powell

I am going to have to brush up on my insect identification skills, but I think that this cool-looking insect is a larval form of a ladybug.

I don’t have a garden of my own, but one of my neighbors, fellow blogger and photographer Cindy Dyer, has a wonderful garden that is always full of colorful flowers and insects. I photographed this insect in her garden this afternoon.

The sunlight was a little too direct and the shadows are too harsh. I am happy, though, that I was able to pick up many of the insect’s details with my macro lens. In case you are curious, the bright red in the background is a group of tulips that are in full bloom.

As always, I welcome corrections or clarifications about my identification of my subject—there are lots of folks on-line with greater knowledge and experience in all of the subject areas in which I shoot.

Posted in Bugs, Flowers, Gardening, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography | Tagged Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon Rebel XT, ladybug, larva | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on April 13, 2013 at 7:17 pm | Reply Charlie@Seattle Trekker

The detail is amazing. I am now off to pull information and brush up on insects.
on April 13, 2013 at 8:06 pm | Reply naturesnippets

You are becoming one heck of a naturalist.
on April 13, 2013 at 9:21 pm | Reply lylekrahn

Beautiful and all news to me!
on April 14, 2013 at 12:34 am | Reply dynaxdw

Very good picture again! Although fairly ignorant about insects myself, I share your guess that it is a larva of a ladybug. That makes the red background (good bokeh!) not just bright and cheerful, but also a reminiscence of the creature’s future color–how symbolical.
- on April 14, 2013 at 5:37 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I really like your take on the photo. One of the most enjoyable aspects of sharing images is hearing what others think about them.
on April 14, 2013 at 4:31 pm | Reply krikitarts

Your hunches are right again, Mike. Here’s some more information on your ladybird beetle (or ladybug): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae
on April 15, 2013 at 4:44 pm | Reply Almost a ladybug | Mike Powell

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