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#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #macroverse #art #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ladybug #ladybird #ladybeetle #aphids #predation #insectphotography

Nyckelpigan igen.
#photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macro #macroworld #naturemacro #ladybug #ladybugsofpixelfed #ladybugs #nyckelpiga #insectphotography #insectthursday #ladybeetle #beetle #pixelfedsweden

And one more unexpected Nature encounter in #Bochum after the birds - a #beetle (sitting on a restaurant menu of all places) which I'm pretty certain is a multicoloured Asian #LadyBeetle (Harmonia axyridis) - albeit a not very common color form which I've only found exactly like this in https://www.naturfotos-naeher-hingeschaut.de/insekten-gliederfuesser/kaefer/marienkaefer/asiatischer-marienkaefer/. CORRECTION: this is a spotted willow leaf beetle (Chrysomela vigintipunctata) I now think after discussing this case with two beetle experts!

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🧵 If you listened to my micro-macro-amplifyer you could hear a "roaaarrr!" against #aphids on my rose. In German, #ladybird larvae are called Blattlauslöwen, #aphid lions.

Because of the warm winter and the terrible dryness, we have myriads of aphids. And because of farmers using more pesticides, we have less #insects and insect eating #birds. So more aphids*. Everything is #interconnected. Read ALT!

#NatureMatchCuts #ladybeetle #Coccinellidae #HarmoniaAxyridis #ecosystems #naturephotography

Larva of Harmonia axyridis, the Asian ladybeetle. It is larger than larvae of native ladybeetles, nearly black, and distinguishable by the orange backsides and 4 orange points on the back. Harmonia axyridis is an invasive species in France since 2001, spread by pest control breeders in Belgium. The companies had to close, the species was initially combated. It initially pushed back the native species, but I can now see that it is returning, at least in my region. The Asian ladybird is also more resilient to climate change.

Det är kul att fotografera lite mindre djur också. #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macro #macroworld #naturemacro #ladybug #ladybugsofpixelfed #ladybugs #nyckelpiga #insectphotography #insectthursday #ladybeetle #beetle #pixelfedsweden

Asian lady beetles doing some stuff

Saw the hordes on a hike they were all along the side of the path

after learning that they weren't lady bugs and are an invasive species I'm not really sure what to think of them.
@entomology

#insects #macrophotography #Photography #neatobuilds #sonya7riii #laowa #ladybeetle #naturephotography #nature

a large amount of orange with black dot lady beetles all gathered around each-other on some grass

Baby lady beetle on the wall

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Orange Ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata)
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A photo of an orange lady beetle with white spots on a white wall.

Striped ladybird beetle (Micrapsis frenata) eating ... an angiosperm? I'm going with angiosperm.

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Orange lady beetle with a black longitudinal stripe on each of the elytra, each end of the stripe having a 'hook', eating pollen out of a bright yellow flower

Smol visitor to one of our pumpkins! #LadyBug 🐞 #LadyBeetle #orange #Insect

Close-up of an orange beetle with black spots.

A bright orange pumpkin with a small orange beetle on it.

Happy #Pride all!

It's also the Great Southern Bioblitz on #iNaturalist this weekend so I've been spending all day taking pictures of animals. Here's a variable ladybird beetle (Coelophora inaequalis—a native Australian insect) enjoying the morning dew.

#GSBioblitz #WildOz #OzInverts #MacroPhotography #Meanjin #Brisbane #Australia #Nature #Arthropod #Insect #Ladybird #Ladybug #LadyBeetle #Coelophora

Ladybird beetle with an orange colour and four black spots on the elytra. It's standing on a leaf and both are covered in dew drops

#BloomScrolling #LadyBeetle #DesertChicory #VenusLookingGlass #Flowers #Beetles #ProsperTX #MyYard

#BugParade #FlowerParade

Lady beetle atop a hollyhock bud, looking fierce.
(07/03/23)

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Closeup image of a lady beetle sitting on top of a yellow-green hollyhock bud with hollyhock stems and indistinct browns in the background. The lady beetle is facing the camera with its back extended to the right and back. This variety of lady beetle has an orange wig covers with black spots, a cream-colored thorax with black spots, a cream-colored head with large, black, compound eyes and black markings where the head meets the thorax, large mandibles, two short antennae, and six, orange, segmented legs.

Nothing really to offer the hungry #LadyBeetle, I just gave some sugar water on the cotton ball. Maybe I’ll offer some apple core tomorrow. I know they are not that sort of bugs, but I’ve read they eat whatever is available to survive winter sometimes. 💚🐞✨💕

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Closeup of the lady beetle on the sugar-water soaked cotton that was in the sublingual vitamin b12 bottle. The beetle is orange with black dots on the wings, the head is black with a white dot on each sides. Cute little bug.

The cotton ball is placed on the last bit of the kale leaf from the garden which was in the fridge for a week.

Ok, there’s more to it… I confess. I took the larva home in my pocket. The bug is doing fine by the citrus trees wintering in the kitchen.

I disrupted the nature’s intention, but I’m part of nature. I wasn’t sure the larva could survive the upcoming consecutive freezing nights on the exposed boulder. 🥹💕🐞

#ladyBeetle #larva

#Bug question to entomologists:

🐞 How cold can a #ladyBeetle larvae survive?

I just read the wiki about #coccinellid, but couldn’t find the info. I’m just curious, because I saw one on the boulder on the hike today. Thank you. #zone6b

#Harmonine is a defense compound produced by the #Asian #ladybeetle #Harmoniaaxyridis
It is an important factor in beetle #immunity and has #BroadSpectrum #antimicrobial #activity #inhibiting the growth of #mycobacteria and demonstrating #multistage #antimalarial activity
The Asian lady beetle uses harmonine as a general hygiene measure, but switches to an effective defense strategy based on dozens of peptides when threatened