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Metallic Predator - _TNY_8470

I was enjoying a Midsummer's Eve picnic with the family by lake Långsjön in the Paradiset nature reserve when I noticed a small but very green little something working its way over the ground.

 

At first I didn't bother with it, but when I finally did, it turned out to be a blue shieldbug (Zicrona caerulea), also known just as the blue bug.

 

This is a predatory species and not very large - but that colour!

 

In my excitement over finding it, I completely missed not having the Raynox mounted on the lens so max magnification here is just 1:1 instead of the ~2.6:1 which is possible with the Raynox on.

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Uploaded on June 28, 2022
Taken on June 24, 2022