Macro Bye Bye Aphids!

Bye Bye Aphids! · 05:44 PM

Today I discovered a ladybug crawling around outside, so I decided to recruit her to help with the aphids. Of course, I also grabbed my camera to chronicle the hunt. It took the ladybug about a half a second to lock on to an aphid, grab it in its jaws, and proceed to devour it. I don't know about you, but I've always thought that ladybugs were these cute harmless little bugs, but watching it tear into these aphids really made me see them in a whole new light. It made me really glad I'm not 1mm tall!

"Run Away!!!"

**Ash** · 11-26-2012, 06:07 PM

Good series. Nicely lit macros. Thanks for sharing. #2 and 4 are well done.

**paulh** · 11-26-2012, 06:18 PM

Nice work. Ladybugs gotta eat, too!

bluestringer · 11-26-2012, 07:24 PM

Great macro series. Well done.

Stoogie · 11-27-2012, 12:03 AM

Thanks for the comments everyone

**eaglem** · 11-27-2012, 01:59 AM

Very well done and good to see another pest bite the dust.

jnguyen · 11-27-2012, 11:24 PM

Nicely done.

tessfully · 11-28-2012, 07:03 AM

Very very cool! Loved the narrative too

Stoogie · 11-28-2012, 05:01 PM

Thanks Tess!

marcusyoung · 12-02-2012, 10:42 PM

1st and 4 th shots is great. Was the images cropped as its is huge, more than 3 times magnification?

marcus

Stoogie · 12-03-2012, 01:44 AM

Thanks Marcus. The second image is cropped, all the others are uncropped. I'm not exactly sure how much magnification I'm getting with this setup, but it's definitely past 1:1

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11-26-2012, 06:07 PM	#2
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Good series. Nicely lit macros. Thanks for sharing. #2 and 4 are well done.

11-26-2012, 06:18 PM	#3
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,308	Nice work. Ladybugs gotta eat, too!

11-26-2012, 07:24 PM	#4
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Great macro series. Well done.

11-27-2012, 12:03 AM	#5
Stoogie Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mission, B.C. Photos: Albums Posts: 166 Original Poster	Thanks for the comments everyone

11-27-2012, 01:59 AM	#6
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,162	Very well done and good to see another pest bite the dust.

11-27-2012, 11:24 PM	#7
jnguyen Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 446	Nicely done.

11-28-2012, 07:03 AM	#8
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Very very cool! Loved the narrative too

11-28-2012, 05:01 PM	#9
Stoogie Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mission, B.C. Photos: Albums Posts: 166 Original Poster	Thanks Tess!

12-02-2012, 10:42 PM	#10
marcusyoung Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,123	1st and 4 th shots is great. Was the images cropped as its is huge, more than 3 times magnification? marcus

12-03-2012, 01:44 AM	#11
Stoogie Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mission, B.C. Photos: Albums Posts: 166 Original Poster	Thanks Marcus. The second image is cropped, all the others are uncropped. I'm not exactly sure how much magnification I'm getting with this setup, but it's definitely past 1:1