
EOS 30D
Manual mode/hand held
1/200 sec. @ f/10 ISO 100
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Canon ETTL 430EX Speedlite @ -1/3
Found this critter on a Goldenron along the Boone Fork Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway. Also the next two images were taken not far away from the Shield Bug, I think that is what it is.

This cat looks funny, like it is shedding some hide or something. Do they do that




(Image data, same as above for Shield Bug)