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16-SEP-2007 Robert Charity

Beetle on Blazing Star

Cuivre River State Park, Missouri view map

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 Ai-S Micro
1/30s f/2.8 at 105.0mm iso100 full exif

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Bob B.29-Jan-2015 18:10
The insect is the spotted cucumber beetle, aka the southern corn rootworm beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata. It is in the leaf beetle family; it is not a 'ladybug'.
GREAT SHOT!
Claude Martin28-Mar-2008 20:24
Wonderful colorful macro... big vote!
Susanne v. Schroeder18-Oct-2007 18:54
Beautiful! I see those beetles around her, too but don't know their name.
laine8210-Oct-2007 00:05
This is really lovely, Robert...great colours !! V
Guest 17-Sep-2007 20:06
Great macro image, love that ladybug in yellow...v
akleja17-Sep-2007 19:19
Great shot! V!
marie-jose wolff17-Sep-2007 18:20
superb macro, very nicely composed! V
Guest 17-Sep-2007 10:55
Excellent macro! Excellent composition and DOF. V
olivier bruning17-Sep-2007 08:09
spectacular! like the way the flower "forces" the bug into our eyes...~V~
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik17-Sep-2007 04:28
Excellent macro Bob. Beautiful colors and composition. S&L
Sam Rua17-Sep-2007 03:47
Nice capture, Bob. I like the softness and your comp. Voted.
Mindy McNaugher17-Sep-2007 02:03
Spectacular macro! Stunning colors, details and DoF! Vote!
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