I'm still out photographing insects. The challenge is ever present to get better shots. Each day offers new chances and new opportunities. I did more research about ladybugs, too, and posted on my Insect Photo Journal page. I learned how these little creatures got their name.
"In Europe, during the Middle Ages, insects were destroying the crops, so the Catholic farmers prayed to the Virgin Mary for help. Soon the Ladybugs came, ate the plant-destroying pests and saved the crops! The farmers began calling the ladybugs "The Beetles of Our Lady", and they eventually became known as "Lady Beetles"! The red wings represented the Virgin's cloak and the black spots represented her joys and sorrows. They didn't differentiate between males and females." source: http://www.ladybuglady.com
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I'm holding this leaf while taking the photo
It's mating season for ladybugs, so they're often in the act while I'm photographing them. Mating can take two hours or longer.
This was a baby ladybug -- about half the size of the other ones.
"The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself." ~ Henry Miller ~
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