Ruby studded emerald

That's what it looked like with the rare sun shining down. Fortunately for me it was a very lazy Shieldbug, not sure of species & can't find the book that knows these things.
Hundreds of shots later, I was happy(ish) with this 15 image in camera stack.
My garden so I was able to sit on my little stool.
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90mm lens + x2 extender
I now know this is a Juniper Shieldbug.

[Thom Mitchell]

What fantastic detail!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Fabulous beauty

[Corinne C]

Wow great macro

[Kartia]

Great shot. Love all his little spots, you got it so sharp!

[Babs]

Fascinating close up.

[Sue Cooper]

An amazing capture of this magnificent beastie. Isn’t it wonderful what we find in our gardens. Fav.

[Merrelyn]

Great detail.

[FBailey]

Love this xx