Another Lady Bug but something is growing on it...

[Ken Ramos]

To early to be the fungus I thought but then again a parasite does not necessarily have to be a fungus. This was taken a couple of weeks ago at work, though I was still a bit ill, I was not going to let it deter me from my lunch time walk around the plant grounds. Wonder what that is growing out of the side of the Lady Bug?


EOS 20D
1/250 sec. @ f/13 ISO 400
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro (my favorite lens of course)
Daylight, in full sun
Blue channel pulled down slightly, using Photo Impact 6, to soften or warm the lighting

[Gordon C. Snelling]

A little tough to tell, but I am thinking it may just be pollen.

[Ken Ramos]

Could be there Gordon, it is a little hard to tell. I enlarged the image some to see if I could get any more detail from it but I could not. You are probably right about it being pollen though, sort of leafy looking but it very well could be. Thanks Gordon

[microcollector]

Ken,
Your subject was more cooperative than mine. I tried to get a shot of one this morning but it never stopped long enough to shoot. The breeze defeated any chance to shoot any flowers. I did get some llama pictures this afternoon.
Doug

[Ken Ramos]

Thanks DougM Yeah Lady Bugs can be a pain at times because they rarely are still long enough for a shot. This was just a fortunate occurance I guess.

[beetleman]

WOW Ken, that would have been a nice subject for your Meiji, unless it was pollen and just rubbed off oops, I see some aphid burgers in the photo also..."lunchtime"

[Ken Ramos]

Those aphids, I noticed them too but only after the download, are probably what is keeping this Lady Bug so still. No since in scaring off your dinner.

Thanks Doug