I've moved from Mastodon.Social to Sauropods.Win; in celebration here's a Muscleman Tree Ant (Podomyrma gratiosa), looking a little worse for the wear—she's missing a pair of legs!
They are the same animal: a seven-spotted ladybug (coccinella septempunctata) and its larva. The ladybug is an aphid-eater used for pest control, but the larvae are even more effective for this.
iPhone 15 Pro main camera + the lens of binoculars used as reading glasses for close focusing.
My other macros in: https://www.instagram.com/mymacrominitips/
Son el mismo animal: una mariquita de siete puntos (coccinella septempunctata) y su larva. La mariquita es una devoradora de pulgones que se usa para control de plagas, pero las larvas son aún más eficaces para esto.
Es handelt sich um ein und dasselbe Tier: einen Siebenpunkt-Marienkäfer (Coccinella septempunctata) und seine Larve. Der Marienkäfer ist ein Blattlausfresser, der zur Schädlingsbekämpfung eingesetzt wird, aber die Larven sind dafür noch effektiver.
Two oxythirea funesta beetles celebrating spring.
iPhone 15 Pro main camera + the lens of binoculars used as reading glasses for close focusing and shallower depth of field.
(Valencia- Spain)
My other macros in: https://www.instagram.com/mymacrominitips/
Dos escarabajos escarabajo oxythirea funesta celebrando la primavera.
Zwei Oxythirea Funesta Käfer, die den Frühling feiern.
A popular German legend tells that a medieval knight was walking with his beloved along the bank of a river. The lady, seeing the beauty of some small bright blue flowers, asked the gentleman to pick them for her. The knight, bending down next to the river to pick the flowers, fell into the water. The weight of the armor prevented him from floating, but before sinking, he shouts: “Don't forget me!”, and throws these flowers at his lover. #macrophotography#wildflowers#spring#legend#donotforgetme#nature