tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post647609839090598490..comments2024-01-19T11:41:09.359+13:00Comments on A Hebridean in New Zealand: Steelblue LadybirdGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-73043170764140900302012-04-30T00:16:04.508+12:002012-04-30T00:16:04.508+12:00Thanks all. I did have rather a lucky day with th...Thanks all. I did have rather a lucky day with that one.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-13838826279919680892012-04-29T04:50:58.929+12:002012-04-29T04:50:58.929+12:00I didn't know they existed!
Our fejoa is flowe...I didn't know they existed!<br />Our fejoa is flowering right now, we grafted on to it last year so we might get some fruit this year.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912163929816619485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-65752229646466828252012-04-29T04:00:30.793+12:002012-04-29T04:00:30.793+12:00Wow, for something that small I must say it's ...Wow, for something that small I must say it's a really good shot and it must be a really good camera too!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-34464224927329534782012-04-28T22:31:29.989+12:002012-04-28T22:31:29.989+12:00It looks like a colorful paper weight or a door kn...It looks like a colorful paper weight or a door knob. cool shot!!Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-32264188649428923612012-04-28T22:19:09.285+12:002012-04-28T22:19:09.285+12:00Ah, I have tried and tried to photograph these. F...Ah, I have tried and tried to photograph these. Fabulous shots!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-285708397307813822012-04-28T16:22:37.388+12:002012-04-28T16:22:37.388+12:00CoolCoolSynflamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-70999743489171795292012-04-28T11:08:19.972+12:002012-04-28T11:08:19.972+12:00Well you are correct Heather in that Ladybirds are...Well you are correct Heather in that Ladybirds are beetles.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-26543247719785971052012-04-28T11:06:53.169+12:002012-04-28T11:06:53.169+12:00Thanks CJ. I was rather pleased I have to admit. ...Thanks CJ. I was rather pleased I have to admit. You see what spending so much time with you has done.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-39156599531052967552012-04-28T11:05:55.445+12:002012-04-28T11:05:55.445+12:00Yes it's interesting when you see the macro ph...Yes it's interesting when you see the macro photo. I couldn't see that with the naked eye.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-1953323435363124332012-04-28T11:04:56.411+12:002012-04-28T11:04:56.411+12:00I've seen them here before but this is the fir...I've seen them here before but this is the first decent photo I've managed.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-32674267572662189192012-04-28T10:57:54.760+12:002012-04-28T10:57:54.760+12:00I was thinking it to be a beetle of some sort, not...I was thinking it to be a beetle of some sort, not a ladybird...but what do I know other than it's color is magnificent! To think that they're created with such brilliance, naturally...unlike the car paint that is man made.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693495698843336789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-60423030062666942392012-04-28T08:27:11.587+12:002012-04-28T08:27:11.587+12:00My immediate reaction was to tell you it was a mem...My immediate reaction was to tell you it was a member of the chrysolina family and not a ladybird. I would have been wrong, of course, as you had obviously identified it quite correctly. I didn't know that members of the ladybird family came looking like this. It's magnificent.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-24188725075975061192012-04-28T08:19:45.275+12:002012-04-28T08:19:45.275+12:00Hello Graham:
What an astonishing looking insect. ...Hello Graham:<br />What an astonishing looking insect. This Ladybird looks as if it has its own metal protection. Wonderful picture!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-21641229046000390332012-04-28T06:30:30.926+12:002012-04-28T06:30:30.926+12:00I've never seen anything like it! Ours here co...I've never seen anything like it! Ours here come in a variety of colours, all of them with black dots, but none looks anything like this one.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com