Sun Visor, Pt. 2 - _TNY_8419
Look at the head of this female 22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata). Notice how the front end of the pronotum (the "middle carapace part") is actually transparent so it can see through it with the head retracted like this. No idea about the benefits of this, but it still looks awfully cool with transparent carapace parts, right?
Apart from that, this is a very small species, like 4 mm long or so, and actually vegetarian - it likes to eat milldew rather than the typical ladybird diet of aphids.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51850017858/
Before this, the yellow little lady tried playing dead and just as she was scrapping that idea and started moving to get back on her feet I took another shot of her here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52757470764/
Sun Visor, Pt. 2 - _TNY_8419
Look at the head of this female 22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata). Notice how the front end of the pronotum (the "middle carapace part") is actually transparent so it can see through it with the head retracted like this. No idea about the benefits of this, but it still looks awfully cool with transparent carapace parts, right?
Apart from that, this is a very small species, like 4 mm long or so, and actually vegetarian - it likes to eat milldew rather than the typical ladybird diet of aphids.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51850017858/
Before this, the yellow little lady tried playing dead and just as she was scrapping that idea and started moving to get back on her feet I took another shot of her here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52757470764/