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Thought it was a ladybird, but its obviously an imposter, sitting on a flat leaved parsley....or is it a Spanish one?
Novelty bug cupcakes custom made to order for a 3rd birthday party. Featuring snails, caterpillars, dragonflies, ladybirds and bumble bees.
At the "Rolling Sculpture" car show, I always gravitate towards the vintage VWs. The 60s style bugs with the headlight covers and double bumpers are such classics.
Been slowing down on shooting & scanning lately, sorry. Summertime, house-repair distractions, etc...
On sand dunes in Jersey.
Many thanks to Maria (Rockwolf) for researching this one for me and suggesting correct ID :)
I believe this to be the leaf-footed bug. Its classification is within the family of Coreidae and more specifically, it is within the species Acanthocephala declivis. This name translates from Greek meaning ‘sloping thorn head’. This bug was found on February 23, basking in the sun outside of the Village apartments at UNCW. This bug demonstrates the concepts of Intrasexual selection. The males will fight competing males by delivering a powerful squeeze in order to deter them from mates or food. The length of the back femur and its largest tooth are proportional to its body size. A larger A. declavis would have larger femur and tooth compared to a smaller one. The female femur and tooth ratio has not been studied, but it is assumed that they play a role in the female-female battles and that the scaling is also increased with size. However, it was found that the females use these hind legs as warning display and as a visual signal for other A. declavis. More information can be found here: www.stri.si.edu/sites/publications/PDFs/1998_Ann_Ent_Soc_...
Photo taken by our friend Jean-René
Bug called Rhinocéros, Oryctes Nasicornis, Scarabaeidae
4 cm long
Who doesn't like a sunflower shot with a bug on it? A bit of a lazy garden shot, mebbe, but yah boo to you: my photostream; I like it, it stays.
Being a little more grown up about it, the Helianthus genus lists about 70 species and is North American in origin.
The young flowers are heliotropic - they track the sun across the sky during the day. Which gives them their French name, tournesol and the Spanish girasol. But once they start blooming, they stop and generally face east.
I love them but the spouse doesn't. They are intrinsically linked to cancer care in the UK. Dunno why, but they just are. And she says she doesn't want to bring work into the garden. Which is fair enough.
Found a dead bug in the cupboard. Pretty sure the compound eye would look a lot better if the bug was still alive.
Found this squash bug on a window frame looking as if it was trying to break in. A Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis. Natural light focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/21860838308/ for a 3D version
Three men inspecting a vintage Volkswagen beetle painted as Herbie the Love Bug at a car show in Essex, Massachusetts. The image was captured on black and white analog film.