Hey Lady! by TwoPynts
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Description
A sure sign of Spring is when the ladybugs start visiting our garden. But with temperatures in the 80's (F), it is starting to feel like Summer! Many thanks to my wife for the painted ladybug in the top left corner. ----- Ladybug or Ladybird Beetle Phylum, Arthropoda; Class, Insecta; Order, Coleoptera Coccinellidae is a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds (Commonwealth English), ladybugs (North American English) or lady beetles (preferred by scientists). The word "lady" in the name is thought to allude to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Catholic faith. Coccinellids are found worldwide, with over 4,500 species described, more than 450 native to North America alone. Coccinellids are small insects, ranging from 1 mm to 10 mm (0.04 to 0.4 inches), and are usually yellow, orange, or red with small black spots on their carapace, with black legs, head and feelers. As the family name suggests, they are usually quite round in shape. Because they are useful, colourful, and harmless to humans, coccinellids are typically considered cute even by people who hate most insects. Some people consider them to be a sign of good luck. Coccinellids are brightly coloured to ward away potential predators. This defence works because most predators associate bright colours (especially orange and black or yellow and black) with poison and other unpleasant properties. This phenomenon is called aposematism. In fact, most coccinellids are indeed toxic to smaller predators, such as lizards and small birds; however, a human would have to eat several hundred coccinellids before feeling any effects. Adult coccinellids are able to reflex-bleed from their leg joints, releasing their oily yellow toxin with a strong repellent smell. This becomes quite obvious when one handles a coccinellid roughly. Coccinellids copulate for up to nine hours at a time, and males may have three 90-minute orgasms in one session (WOW WOW WOW!). Coccinellids lay eggs which hatch into a larval state. The larvae then go into a pupal stage before becoming an adult coccinellid. Coccinellids lay extra infertile eggs with the fertile eggs. These appear to provide a backup food source for the larvae when they hatch. The ratio of infertile to fertile eggs increases as with scarcity of food at the time of egg laying. To read even more, you can visit the Coccinellidae page at Wikipedia.org. ----- Thank you for your lily livered comments on my last upload, Between the Shadows.
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Comments (53)
babuci
Amazing macro, and thx for an info about this cute bug! Well done! (90 minutes you said?!! wooow! hmmm nothing mention about lady bug, hah!)
DonaKuka
Fantastic macro...and just love the presentation!...Excellent work!!!
Lashia
aw cute shot. I tried to take a shot of a ladybug yesterday... it didnt work... Good job, though! :-D
Fotogen
Excellent Macro. Love the Frame with the bug on it. Great capture of colors. I like the fact the leaf is bent where he is standing, as though he is weighing it down. Awsome capture
KiwiMiss
Wonderful macro and colours! Love the compo!
PeeWee05
Fantastic shot! I need to get me a macro lens!
nikolais
marvellous macro composition against the prevailing green plus the brilliantly detailed story. thanks for another learning moment.
sharky_
The Lady in Red is dancing for me... Beautiful macro Kort... More than excellent. Aloha
Denger
Excellent macro, and the ladybug in the corner is a nice touch!
jcv2
Incredible bugs, those laydbugs, and great to see them! Gorgeous work, Kort, quite a stunning story!
Valentin
Excellent focus on this wonderful lady... The colours are awesome! Splendid!!!
Punaguy
Sweeeeeeeet shot Kort...! Clean and crisp, and well captured...Also one of my fav movies! Aloha!
MaydaMason
a very beautiful found! love the line of the leaf... it's a gorgeous macro
parb1194
Fantastic macro of this ladybug.
Chaos911
wow, realy fantastic, super!!!
Bug_Man
nice shot!
BBarbs
LOL. Love the quote from the movie. Great macro. You certainly got up really close with this one. Lovely design with the leaf and ladybug. Wonderful. Excellent work !!!
Enmos
Impressive capture here, so much detail !!! Love the little touch at the top-left corner as well !! Superb work !! :)
tizjezzme
LOL love it .. the the photo too .. fantastic pov and clarity ... congrats on making hot 20!
odie
Nice shot and a great little cradle for her. :0)
eyeland
Beautiful photo - looks like the leaf is bending under the weight of the ladybug, but I'm guessing ladybugs don't weigh enough to have that effect. And exactly how does one go about measuring the length of a ladybug's orgasm?
goido
Lovely capture!!
Hopalong
Looking at your gallery I find you have uploaded 0 images since you have joined and had more than 85,000 views of them! Dividing by zero, that's is an infinitely viewed collection of images, isn't it! Computers will have a definite calculation of Pi any day now too no doubt....