Again, and again, and again I repositioned myself, the leaf, the camera and shot, and shot, and shot. This morning, more than almost any other, I longed for a fancy camera, the kind with a fancy (i.e. expensive) macro lens. I just could not get enough of the little thing.
I downloaded the photos, studied each one, deleted many, saved a few, poured over beetles in Bugguide, emailed J (my entomologist friend), and finally posted a photo to Bugguide. Eight minutes later, I had my answer: pupa of a Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis). As adults, these obnoxious bugs congregate in the hundreds wherever the sun shines or the heat radiates. I hate them: I remove them: I curse them.
But then there's this: just watch one take flight. I dare you to look away.
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