Everyone waiting for the ferry clearly thought I was mad.
The orange ones are the females.
This female is protecting her eggs.
This little green one is the male.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Bugging out
These little guys are called Cotton Harlequin Bugs. There were hundreds of them in a tree next to where the ferry leaves from and I spent a good 20 minutes shoving my camera into that tree at bizarre angles.
Everyone waiting for the ferry clearly thought I was mad.
The orange ones are the females.
This female is protecting her eggs.
Everyone waiting for the ferry clearly thought I was mad.
The orange ones are the females.
This female is protecting her eggs.
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How cute are they??? I'm really taken in with the colourful bugs and butterflies around here at the moment. Hope I come back as something exotic like that, (maybe not actually) but they are v. cool!! Hey thinking of featuring your site in my Friday Fertilizer segment in the next couple of weeks! Get more people to check out these beauties xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos Eddie!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! these pictures are impeccable!!!
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