Up Close and Too Personal??

Caught these milkweed bugs (love the color coordination) on a milkweed plant - very few milkweed plants growing this year. Worrisome for the butterflies - everything is so odd this year.

[bkb in the city]

Great close-up

[Susan]

That is so cool! Great shot, Milanie!

[Tony]

Phenomenal close-up, great colour and detail.

[Yeshanghai]

Unbelievable capture! Amazing details and colors

[Janiskay]

Great capture! Neat find and shot.

[Deborah DeJong]

Bug sex is very interesting to say the least.

[Susanne]

What a colorful bug! Orange and black always reminds me of Halloween and candy! Excellent find Milanie, wonderful focus, light and very colorful! FAV

[Junan Heath]

Great Colors! Fav

[Rick]

Great close up. Looks like they could be giant love bugs,which we have around here.

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

I had these guys in my yard a couple of years ago; they killed the flowering bush they were on. I had taken their photo, too!

[mzbull]

Nice catch. They really seem to blend in

[Anja]

They're pretty insects. I like the flower too.

[Dione Giorgio]

A great close-up capture. Well done.

[ShirleyB]

Lovely colours. Nice find and great close up shot.

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely colour combinations and details

[Beth]

Cool capture. Cute Heading.

[Ann]

Great capture.

[Susan]

Immediate response was WOW. That's an awesome shot - and pin sharp. FAV

[Sue Jenkin]

amazing capture, nicely done

[GaryW]

Stunning colors!!

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Great close up capture - fab, crisp focus. I see what you mean about the colour co-ordination and the diffferent shades of orange are very pretty. Are milkweed bugs considered pests?

[Anne Pancella]

This is great.

[Milanie]

@dulciknit Thanks to your question, Alison, I've learned a lot about milkweed bugs. They really are no problem to the ecosystem unless you are trying to harvest milkweed seeds. They are sap suckers and eat on the seeds which leaves the seeds deformed.