Ladybirds

Spotted at least three different types of ladybird on the same plant. None of them appear to be our native ladybird.

PoJT - day one of a distant learning photography course, lots of angst over using the PhotoPills DoF calculator. When I see calculations and numbers I panic! But after a morning, think I might have cracked it

[Casablanca 🇬🇧]

Ooooh, a positive invasion of foreigners!

[Carole Sandford]

I would be like that too, numbers make it mathematical & it causes me trauma 😳

[Catherine]

I really like the way you have presented these little creatures

[Anne]

Lovely collage of so many ladybirds. Your course already sounds complicated!

[Beverley]

Cute ladybirds

[KoalaGardens🐨]

fab collage of the stages

[katy]

great shot of all the varieties! A chance for you to hone up your math skils! LOL

[Annie-Sue]

excellent advancement in skills!

[Walks @ 7]

I like this. Good luck with Photo Pills, I have used that app on and off for several years.

[haskar]

We also have more and more invasive ladybugs. Don't panic when calculating, you'll manage.

[Phil Howcroft]

beautifully presented triptych

[narayani]

Cute bugs. I too panic when things get technical

[Babs]

Well spotted. They are all so different.

[Zilli~]

Lovely collage

[Shutterbug]

Each image is terrific. I love the way you arranged them.

[Joanne Diochon]

Fun, and different, sort of collage.

[Kathy A]

They are all very pretty

[Susan Wakely]

Hope that these critters do good and not harm.

[JackieR]

@wakelys @kjarn @gardencat @shutterbug49 @zilli @onewing @narayani @phil_howcroft @haskar @joysabin @anniesue @grammyn @koalagardens @beverley365 @365anne @megpicatilly @carole_sandford @casablanca

Seems I found a colony of the invasive harlequin which was spotted in the UK in early 2000s. It quickly become established across British mainland and is now one of the most common species. It feeds on aphids, eggs and worryingly the larvae of other ladybirds.

Thank you also for your empathy, 🙏🙏😊

[Mary Siegle]

Great sharp focus on the top one!

[Kathy]

I like the black ones. They are most unusual.

[Brian]

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