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This is a Large Milkweed Bug. This is the same kind of insect that was in my pic of Planet Milkweed. I thought I should show a pic of how the whole bug looks. LOL!

They aren't scary at all. They're really skittish, so it's a little hard to get a pic. :0)

Thank you for your kind comments and faves for yesterday's honey bee pic!!! :0)

[marg]

Sensational photo Carolyn - it looks like a scene from an alien movie. Love the surface of that "planet" and the vibrant colours on your little Milkweed Bug.

[Anne ❀]

so colourful and detailed! awesome capture from planet milkweed

[tim williams]

As Marg said , sensational shot , so colourful and stunning detail!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

awesome! :0)

[Ramona]

Great shot!

[richard saffold]

wow....looks like he is on a giant tree!

[Carolyn White]

@chard LOL! He's actually on a milkweed seed pod. :0)

[Seth Rizzo]

amazing picture, I love the colors.

[karenann]

He's lovely . . such great clarity! Seems that he doesn't mind the thorns either!

[Kathryn Marshall]

Great closeup. Great details. These insects are really skittish. Cucumber beetles also hide from me and move quickly.

[Rachel Bell]

Cool macro shot!

[Cheyenne Rebecca ツ]

Wow, awesome macro shot!

[Kimmi]

Great macro

[Rach_who]

You can really appreciate his vibrantly coloured wings in this shot.

[Kate Klinck]

I think theyare really quite pretty! I had never seen one b4 this summer but we had tons of them all over the place lol!

[Zoe Ferrie]

Great focus and colours!

[Rebecca Briggs]

i love the contrast between his bright colours and the brown of the branch.

we had a massive spider in the house yesterday and my first instinct was to get rid and then i thought of you and your bug pictures so i tok a photo...and then ran..x

[Kylie T]

cool colour combination on this one! I hope he has tough feet - that branch looks rather prickly to be walking on...

[Netkonnexion]

Wow! Terrific colours and pattern. Love this. Nicely done.

[Denise]

Excellent detail in this macro. Very cool patterns and textures too.

[alia_801]

Nice close up and very intense colours :)

[Anita Hoyle]

Another amazing pic! Excellent focus on the bug and an intriguing background.

[Geertje K.]

They are very cool bugs, I love the vibrant colours!

[Jennifer C]

brilliant capture, love the colours and deatil

[Dawn Wilson]

very colourful bug!

[Trina P Holub]

He's so pretty! Great shot

[Karen Sylvia]

Wow! Very cool! So colorful. Nice shot of him. :)

[elkehochban]

Fantastic detail, super colour!

[robinwarner]

wow, great detail...glad it did not land on me

[Brad Johnson]

Reminds me of when I had a wood-burning set as a boy. Made black stripes just like that. On wood, not on bugs.

[Pyrrhula]

Great micro shot. Love the constast of the bug and the treebough

[Pyrrhula]

Dear Carolyn. Windmills where those days workshops.They where in use for many purposes. Suchs as grinding, but also saw timber, Making oil out of seeds , peeling seeds and pumping water out .
I `ll surely do forget a few

[GINA]

wonderful shot, love it. I have seen these guys on our milk weed, love that milk weed, so sliky!!!!

[PamSnaps1]

beautiful photo!

[Donna Edwards]

Nice shot. Looks a good bug, never seen one before! I like the background in this pc too :o)

[Mary Tjeerdsma]

FAV for focus, detail and color!! Beautiful close up! Love the color! We don't have milkweed here but our farms in SD have it so I imagine these bugs might be there.

[Carel Combrink]

Very nice photo. It is also a pretty bug

[Michelle]

What a great coloured bug.

[joey d.Muli]

pretty shot-love the colors :)

[Pam Hawkes]

Fabulous capture.

[Jane]

Amazing capture... beautiful colours... L♥VE it!!

[Carol Olejnik]

Great Macro.. and thank you for telling me what the bug is.!!!

[Rick Schies]

Beautiful colors

[Robin]

Love your capture of this 'skittish' bug.

[Mary]

Love this bug. Great capture!

[Tabbycat]

Wow. Amazing macro and what a bizarre-looking plant!