Ladybird Exploring by Kaye Menner is a photograph by Kaye Menner which was uploaded on June 12th, 2016.
Ladybird Exploring by Kaye Menner
++ This image was one of the photos chosen for the digital exhibit at Thessaloniki, Greece from the Best of 2016 Contest. Thessaloniki International... more
by Kaye Menner
Title
Ladybird Exploring by Kaye Menner
Artist
Kaye Menner
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Photograph - Photography
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++ This image was one of the photos chosen for the digital exhibit at Thessaloniki, Greece from the Best of 2016 Contest. Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair. (From the Guru Shots site) > https://gurushots.com/challenge/best-of-2016/winners/exhibit-digital
A pretty little yellow black ladybird exploring some red autumn leaves captured on a maple tree in my garden in the north of Sydney.
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[From Wikipedia]
The Coccinellidae are a family of small beetles, ranging from 0.8 to 18 mm (0.0315 to 0.708 inches). They are commonly yellow, orange, or red with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, heads and antennae. Such color patterns vary greatly, however; for example, a minority of species, such as Vibidia duodecimguttata, a twelve-spotted species, have whitish spots on a brown background. Coccinellids are found worldwide, with over 6,000 species described.
Coccinellidae are known as ladybugs in North America, and ladybirds in other areas. Entomologists in the United States widely prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as these insects are not true bugs.
The Coccinellidae are generally considered useful insects, because many species feed on aphids or scale insects, which are pests in gardens, agricultural fields, orchards, and similar places. Within the colonies of such plant-eating pests, they will lay hundreds of eggs, and when these hatch, the larvae will commence feeding immediately.
However, some species do have unwelcome effects; among these, the most prominent are the subfamily Epilachninae, which are plant eaters. Usually, Epilachninae are only mild agricultural pests, eating the leaves of grain, potatoes, beans, and various other crops, but their numbers can increase explosively in years when their natural enemies, such as parasitoid wasps that attack their eggs, are few. In such situations, they can do major crop damage. They occur in practically all the major crop-producing regions of temperate and tropical countries.
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June 12th, 2016
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Comments (16)
Kaye Menner
Many thanks Brian for your kind comment and congratulations :) I always love browsing your images and I left several L/F's in appreciation.
Brian Tada
Outstanding colors in this stunning macro, Kaye! Congratulations on your image being selected as a Group Admin’s Pick from the Color Contrast photo contest in the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! F/L
Kaye Menner
Many thanks Larry for selecting my photograph as a Group Admin’s Pick from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Color Contrast photo contest! I always enjoying your new artwork and I left several L/F's in appreciation.
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Kaye – your stunning scene has been selected as a Group Admin’s Pick from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Color Contrast photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognitions thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Kaye Menner
Thanks very much Larry for your congratulations, comment and for feature in Go Take a Hike Photography Group :) Loved viewing more of your new artwork and I left several L/F's as a thank you.
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Kaye – your beautiful beetle shot has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add to the Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Kaye Menner
Many thanks Dorothy for your kind comment :) It was a pleasure viewing some of your new artwork and I left a few L/F's as a thank you.
Kaye Menner
Thanks very much Nikolyn for your kind feedback :) I am very sorry I missed your comment and POD, but I did enjoy viewing some of your new work and left a few votes in appreciation.
Nikolyn McDonald
Great colors - love the pop of the bright yellow against the deep reds. Nicely composed, too. This is one of my Picks of the Day in the Best of Minimalism in Photography group for March 2.
Kaye Menner
Thanks very much Beth for your congratulations and for the feature in "All Natural Beauty of this World". I enjoyed viewing some of your new colorful work and left a few votes as a thank you.
Kaye Menner
Thanks so much Lisa, Dawn and Robyn for your kind comments, and a special thank you to Dawn and Robyn for featuring my ladybird :) I have visited each of your recent images and left a few vote in appreciation.