Off the Front Door - _TNY_1378
As I returned back home from the supermarket after doing some grocery shopping, I noticed a dark little spot on the white front door.
This turned out to be a bit of a rare visitor - a hieroglyphic ladybird (Coccinella hieroglyphica)!
This species has a diet which apparently includes leaf beetles andf not just the "regular" aphids which most ladybirds eat.After getting a couple of shots of it on the dooor, I managed to coax it to climb onto my index finger so I could move it over to this grape hyacinth (Muscari botryoides) where I got to take a couple of more photos of it.
For a shot of it still on the door, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54535615976/
Off the Front Door - _TNY_1378
As I returned back home from the supermarket after doing some grocery shopping, I noticed a dark little spot on the white front door.
This turned out to be a bit of a rare visitor - a hieroglyphic ladybird (Coccinella hieroglyphica)!
This species has a diet which apparently includes leaf beetles andf not just the "regular" aphids which most ladybirds eat.After getting a couple of shots of it on the dooor, I managed to coax it to climb onto my index finger so I could move it over to this grape hyacinth (Muscari botryoides) where I got to take a couple of more photos of it.
For a shot of it still on the door, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54535615976/