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Ladybug


Ladybug
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Copyright: Rimantas Kisielius (rimas) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 3 N: 554] (3877)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-20
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 300 D, Canon EF 28-105
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/125 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-01-08 8:45
Viewed: 372
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Ladybugs live in a variety of habitats, including forests, fields, grasslands, gardens, and even in people's houses.
Their red or orange and black coloration warns birds that they would not make a very tasty meal. Birds learn that insects that are red and black or yellow and black usually sting or taste bad and hence they leave such insects alone. Lady beetles, of course, can't sting, but they probably do taste bad. They also will "play dead" when in danger. Many predators will not eat an insect that doesn't move. Also, lady beetles probably produce a bad smelling odor, perhaps by way of a fluid from joints in the legs, which may help to protect them.

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This is a nice shot, the colours go together very well and the lady bug is in very good focus. However I do believe a different composition would've worked better, maybe an angle that would've captured more of the lady bug's face would've been more suitable, other than that it was a good shot!
TFS

TK

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