Red admiral egg ( Vanessa atalanta ) on stinging nettle by Fletcher Wildlife Garden

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16-MAY-2012	Claudia Burns

Red admiral egg (Vanessa atalanta) on stinging nettle

Claudia photographed this egg with a macro lens, giving us a very detailed view of this gorgeous and very, very tiny egg. The stinging nettles all over the place are full of red admiral eggs right now.

Canon EOS 50D
1/125s f/2.8 at 100.0mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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meekam tam		22-May-2012 13:03
It is the smallest egg I have ever seen! V May I ask how small it is?

Vickie BROWN		17-May-2012 14:42
Stunning work Christine, thank you for sharing us this unique work, very shining tiny egg.

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