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Aiding the Decline
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24-APR-2008

Decadence
Aiding the Decline
April24

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This little eating and pooping Aphid will greatly
aid in the decline of the Periwinkle as it sucks
and excretes the sweet sugars from the plant cells.

Submitted to the TITC challenge "Decadence" HERE.

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
1/50s f/14.0 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Nancy Lobaugh28-Apr-2008 16:38
time for the ladybugs!!
good shot..
Guest 27-Apr-2008 00:21
very nice framing with this fragile beauty.
Guest 26-Apr-2008 16:06
great close-up! love the colours and the little bug
Karen Stuebing26-Apr-2008 15:09
Great close up shot and challenge entry. Didn't know that about these endemic little green bugs. Well, he doesn't look like he'll eat much. :)
carolynne_w26-Apr-2008 00:37
APHIDS have the life! Great photo!!!
Denise J. Johnson25-Apr-2008 21:57
Excellent image. I enjoyed learning about the aphid too. Very nice!
Milos Markovic25-Apr-2008 17:58
Outstanding composition and beautiful macro work, Scott.
Alina25-Apr-2008 11:45
Beautiful details, colors and composition! v
laine8225-Apr-2008 11:33
Down with all aphids I say !!! :>))
Luca Zanoni25-Apr-2008 07:55
wonderful
shatterbug25-Apr-2008 06:12
Great detail...his eyes are bigger than his stomach :-)
Guest 25-Apr-2008 05:10
It should take him a bit of time to eat it all though!
Brian McAllister25-Apr-2008 03:18
Well done……
Bryan Ramsay25-Apr-2008 02:58
You should have seen the orchids,I mean aphids, I shot last week ;0) Very nice shot! -BJ
Barry S Moore25-Apr-2008 00:51
Amazing image
Cindi Smith24-Apr-2008 22:50
That is a great shot! What a macro! Die, little aphid, die!
Dan Chusid24-Apr-2008 22:24
At first I thought you were talking about me!
; )
royalld24-Apr-2008 22:15
Amazing photography and commentary. Voted.
s_barbour24-Apr-2008 22:14
Magnificent macro shot!
Jonathan Popp24-Apr-2008 21:49
Wow, terrific macro work. The sparkel in the petals is great.
Great image for the challenge.
Laura Sebastianelli24-Apr-2008 21:38
great idea and wonderfully done!
JW24-Apr-2008 21:23
Superb macro. I love the texture of the petals!
Guest 24-Apr-2008 21:18
excellent image for the challenge
Scott Browne24-Apr-2008 21:00
Love the lighting and sparkle in this.
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography24-Apr-2008 20:53
Very nice, fine colors, Vote.
Phillip Normanton24-Apr-2008 20:44
He'll never eat all that! ;-)
Guenter Eh24-Apr-2008 20:39
Fascinating and exciting world of macro! You are an real expert Scott! Kudos!
CreativeWiseGal24-Apr-2008 19:43
Now that little fellow really gets into his work :-D
Great shot, by the way.
Guest 24-Apr-2008 19:03
Great timing.
Guest 24-Apr-2008 18:56
Excellent, looks like there's already a family started
Tomek & Emi24-Apr-2008 18:43
Excellent shot!
Emily
Steve Morris24-Apr-2008 18:28
Great capture - moving story of food chains! V
Victoria24-Apr-2008 18:25
This is amazing done
Jola Dziubinska24-Apr-2008 18:24
C'est la vie!
Knox O24-Apr-2008 18:16
save the periwinkle!
vivid colours!
Norbert Fortelny24-Apr-2008 17:56
Nicely done!
Linda Matta24-Apr-2008 17:52
Excellent macro.... creepy little greener =)
Nicki Thurgar24-Apr-2008 17:46
Great macro, so much detail!
Faye White24-Apr-2008 17:40
excellent entry! love the color and the critter!
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