stratsmom
Southern Oregon
Posts: 2284
|
| Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject: |
|
EEK  Much cuter from a distance!!! 
|
|
| Back to top |
|
eileen
 Forum Moderator
Scotland
Posts: 18013
|
| Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
|
This is one type of beetle that is more than welcome in my garden.  I don't care what colour they are or how many spots they have as they are welcome to all my aphids whatever they look like. One exception of course would be the Harlequin Ladybird.
_________________
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Netty
Regular Plants Contributor
Southern Ontario zone 5a
Posts: 9959
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:11 am Post subject: |
|
Great shots! We seem to having an excellent year for Lady Bugs this year... they are everywhere!!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Droopy
Regular Plants Contributor
Western Norway
Posts: 9272
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:48 am Post subject: |
|
I love your 4th photo, it's so clear and personal. Ladybirds are welcome in my garden. I'd even let the larvae munch on my plants.
_________________
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
-Bertrand Russell
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Jewell
Regular Plants Contributor
Puget Sound Region of the Pacific NW (Washington State, US)
Posts: 1590
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:57 am Post subject: |
|
Love the little aphid eaters. They are an awesomely welcomed sight in the garden 
_________________
~Jewell
If a you have but two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one to sustain your life, and a flower with the other to give you a reason to live. ~Chinese Proverb
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Christer Johansson
Västerås, Sweden
Posts: 118
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: |
|
| Droopy wrote: | | I love your 4th photo, it's so clear and personal. Ladybirds are welcome in my garden. I'd even let the larvae munch on my plants. |
Actually, most Ladybird adults and larvae are predators. They feed on very small insects such as aphids, scale insects and mite. 
_________________
/Christer
|
|
| Back to top |
|
gardenwinter
Tempe
Posts: 32
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:02 pm Post subject: |
|
not to get off subject, but what kind of camera do you have kildal? Those are some incredibly close shots!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Kildale
British Columbia
Posts: 1126
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:41 pm Post subject: |
|
I use Olympus cameras, 750 UZ I think was the one I used for most of these, but now i also have an 18 and a 20 zoom camera and tend to use them more, they all have super macro settings.
_________________
Have a look at
MY NATURE SITE
|
|
| Back to top |
|
gardenwinter
Tempe
Posts: 32
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:40 pm Post subject: |
|
Very nice, you definitely get some good pictures!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
blondcat
Posts: 38
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:41 pm Post subject: |
|
Wow they look really different up close don't they.
We don't get many lady birds here, only when you go by the beach.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
