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18-AUG-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Spotted lady beetle (Coleomegilla maculata)

While looking for monarch eggs and caterpillars, I came across many of these little indigenous lady beetles. Several were probing spider egg cases, and in one case, the beetle was eating the contents.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/50s f/4.0 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

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Janet Forjan-Freedman03-Sep-2013 20:45
Very cool capture!
January Grey23-Aug-2011 01:06
Three cheers for the beetle! :) Great catch!! V~
Milan Vogrin20-Aug-2011 14:29
Very nice macro!V!
Gillian20-Aug-2011 09:58
A fabulous close-up of this beautiful beetle! V
reflectionsofnature20-Aug-2011 02:17
This beetle has the look of a tiny forklift about to take on a load! It is an interesting pose.
Robert Houde20-Aug-2011 01:56
Très belle photo Christine.
Carl Carbone20-Aug-2011 01:46
Do you have a weekly series on Animal Planet yet?! Beautiful observations and great shot. V
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