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Lace bug

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Rachael

100mm , f13, 1/200, ISO 800

This bizarre creature is a lace bug, probably stephanitis rhododendri, which is bad news for the rhododendrons and azaleas in my garden. Or it might be stephanitis takeyai, which is bad news for the pieris in my garden. So it is bad news for me as a gardener either way! I don’t know why it was posing in my sumac tree instead of one of its preferred meals, but I thought the colours worked rather nicely.

7 thoughts on “Lace bug”

acuriousgal on October 20, 2013 at 12:45 pm said:

What a great macro, beautiful coloring

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afrenchgarden on October 20, 2013 at 5:37 pm said:

So delicate, the fresh green and red background is perfect.

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Gunta on October 20, 2013 at 6:55 pm said:

Did you squish it after the shot?

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Scott Marshall on October 20, 2013 at 8:06 pm said:

The colours generated in the background when you isolate a subject like this are mesmerising

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RobynG on October 21, 2013 at 8:18 pm said:

So pretty Rachel and a perfect DOF. Great composition and beautiful colors as well. Robyn

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Helen Cherry on October 22, 2013 at 11:37 pm said:

never mind the garden ! this is gorgeous!

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J Bunnett on October 27, 2013 at 1:32 pm said:

Lovely work Rachael, the stripes in the leaves are gorgeous.

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