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02-JUL-2009 ©2009 Carol L. Breton

Giant Mesquite Bug Nymph

Texas Canyon, Dragoon, Arizona

I had little idea what these were until I sent some pictures to www.bugguide.net. I told them I thought
they looked like Leaf-footed Bugs and Giant Mesquite Bugs but their bright red and white coloration
and pattens was something I had never seen before!
They told me these are actually the Leaf-footed Giant Mesquite Bug Nymphs!
The bottom shot was taken in late May and I had not seen anything like them again until this one.



Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/1000s f/7.1 at 110.0mm iso320 full exif

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Franca Blom02-Feb-2015 18:02
Wonderful picture! V
Lieve Snellings20-Aug-2010 01:03
sooooooooo beautiful ! v
Tom Briggs28-May-2010 21:48
Fantasitc bug ... fantastic photo ... v
bill friedlander26-Mar-2010 20:32
Oh my! So sharp and such wonderful colors. Superb shot Carol.
cits_4_pets28-Jul-2009 05:01
Nice series of this beautiful insect! Love the top one, great colors and details!~
Fay Stout28-Jul-2009 01:39
Great bugs! Really beautiful colors and markings! That last one looks like a party to me! V.
william mahan24-Jul-2009 02:27

Beautiful work...Keep them coming!!
Guest 19-Jul-2009 04:50
Excellent set Carol!The 2 first ones are my favorites. vVv
Chris Thorpe18-Jul-2009 13:28
Stunning series of sharp, colorful and detailed macro shots! Bravo, Carol!!
mathilda williams16-Jul-2009 04:18
Oh, how beautiful, and the cluster shot must be a town meeting!
Guest 15-Jul-2009 21:21
lovely! V
Torben Jorgensen15-Jul-2009 14:09
Beautiful insect. Really good images. v
poetry66615-Jul-2009 13:46
Great close ups Carol. I like the markings on the insects too.V
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet13-Jul-2009 01:13
Very impressive colours
Tom Munson12-Jul-2009 03:20
Fantastic series, Carol! They are beautiful!
Simon Chandler12-Jul-2009 02:22
Stunning images. Unique and interesting. v
marie-jose wolff10-Jul-2009 11:38
what a lovely and colorful bug! V
Neal Nye10-Jul-2009 11:27
So colorful. You'd think they'd get eaten right away, they're so obvious. They must taste terrible! Beautiful shots of them
Joanne Kamo10-Jul-2009 11:17
Amazing series, Carol..they do look foreboding!
marko gregoric10-Jul-2009 09:51
Excellent images. V.
NealyBob10-Jul-2009 08:09
Excellent macros Carol! That's a bunch of bugs! Great series~!
Ceya10-Jul-2009 07:59
You meet such wonderful and incredible looking tiny bugs almost every day - and
capture them in a perfect way. Another fantastic series, Carol, big vote!
Giancarlo Guzzardi10-Jul-2009 07:12
spectacular macro of this picturesque insect
Debbie Blackburn Beierle10-Jul-2009 05:49
UGH!!! Cool looking bugs but they give me the shivers! HOWEVER, those are fantastic shots, Carol! Excellent detail! One impressive "pile" of them in the bottom photo! Super job!
Rosemarie Kusserow10-Jul-2009 05:23
I really admire your so fantastic macro shots Carol, it is alwas such a great plesure to view at, wonderful colors and details and so well composed,the top shot is my favorite because the frame work is so beautiful and attractive, vote, Rosemarie :o)
Bryan Murahashi10-Jul-2009 04:57
Fabulous captures of these colorful bugs. GMV.
TuTmin10-Jul-2009 04:55
fantastic photos.thanks for teaching us.
V~
Cindi Smith10-Jul-2009 04:45
Wow! Now that is one colorful bug! Wow! And a lot of them too!;)
Guest 10-Jul-2009 03:47
Oh my gosh...I would FREAK if I saw something like this climbing up my leg.
Great captures Carol!
January Grey10-Jul-2009 03:12
Fascinating series, Carol. What a beautiful bug! V~
Walter Otto Koenig10-Jul-2009 02:57
Great set of images. I really like the intensity of the bottom image. Very nice work Carol! "V"
Chad Ramsey10-Jul-2009 02:46
Wow! That last shot is quite creepy indeed! But what a beautiful bug! V
Hank Vander Velde10-Jul-2009 02:41
Fantastic set of images and most informative too Carol. Thanks for sharing.
larose forest photos10-Jul-2009 02:38
This set of photos is wonderful. The leaf-footed bug nymphs are beautiful!!! Great photos. V
Bill Warren10-Jul-2009 02:06
Talk about color coordination. Way cool red and white nymph bug.
Liz Bickel10-Jul-2009 01:57
Wow. What an impressive but creepy series. Great color and detail.
Yves Marquis10-Jul-2009 01:26
omg
i really dont want it in my bed |!!!!
great shot carol
Jim Coffman10-Jul-2009 01:22
Carol, you have toooo many creepy crawly creatures out there! very nice series and very colorful.
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