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Photographer’s Note

Ladybug
There are nearly 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs worldwide and 400 which live in North America.
A female ladybug will lay more than 1000 eggs in her lifetime.
A ladybug beats its wings 85 times a second when it flies.
Aphids are a ladybug's favorite food.
Ladybugs chew from side to side and not up and down like people do.
A gallon jar will hold from 72,000 to 80,000 ladybugs.
Ladybugs make a chemical that smells and tastes terrible so that birds and other predators won't eat them.
If you squeeze a ladybug it will bite you, but the bite won't hurt.
The spots on a ladybug fade as the ladybug gets older.
During hibernation, ladybugs feed on their stored fat.
Ladybugs won't fly if the temperature is below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ladybug is the official state insect of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Tennessee.
The male ladybug is usually smaller than the female.
The Asian Lady Beetle can live up to 2-3 years if the conditions are right.
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Make: SONY
Model: DSC-F828
Exposure Time: 10/2500 sec
F-Stop: f/4.5
ISO Speed Ratings: 64
Focal Length: 10.4 mm
Date Taken: 2008-11-19 15:22

**MAB**

SAMANDI, LeeLoo, JCG, Atousa, pierrefonds, dabeed, rey316, maloutim has marked this note useful

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ribeiroantonio (21969) 2008-12-03 20:54

This is great. Amazing to see how that long legs creature can go on top of the long spiky cactus (of course, maintaining the relative size of the things). The DOF is excellent and the sharpness of both the ladybug and the cactus is outstanding. Well done.
Antonio

ymrk (9119) 2008-12-04 2:01

Selamun aleykum Mohammed;
Wonderful work good view.Oryginal perspectived.
İnteresting ladybug.
Have a nice day,regards
See you soon,
YAĞMUR

cristiancu (268) 2008-12-04 22:09

great close-up
good work
greetings
Cristian
And thank you !

bokaie (129) 2008-12-05 3:42

Salam
amazingly clear and sharp close up, photographing insect aint easy, well done and TFS

TGULUMSER (12514) 2008-12-05 4:42

Hello Ali,
A very nice macro photo. The details are wonderful and the colors are beautiful,
Best regards,
Tulay

jurek1951 (26144) 2008-12-06 0:45

Hi Mohammad,
This is an excellent macro shot. The focusing, lighting and sharpness is spot on.Nice colors and tones.
Georg

SAMANDI (302) 2008-12-14 23:09

Hi Ali
Nice ladybug Nd sharp photo
TFS
-- SADEGH --

Waylim (11157) 2008-12-16 23:57

Ali,
I see you are here on TE too, I actually just commented on this same lady bug on TN. I think I like the version in TN better. Though the sharpness here is better on cactus, but the lady bug is a little too dark and lose some details and compositionally the other one is also better and color are softern and smooth. thanks I will be looking out for you. I'm a little more active here than on TN. See you later.
Way

LeeLoo (5236) 2009-01-12 4:25

Dear Mohammad Ali Banaei!
Amazing ladybug.
Wonderful scene.
Good macro.
Very good contrast.
Perfect sharpness.
Nice work.
TFS!

JCG (25749) 2009-01-14 7:00

Hi Mohammad,

A ladybug which is not afraid to prick itself !!! Pretty macro on this insect which I see usually red with white peas. It arises well on the background. Well done and thank you for the interesting note.

With all my friendships and with soon,

Jean-Charles

didemay (2435) 2009-01-25 10:32

Hello Ali,
Wonderful close-up, following a wonderful expected DOF. Very interesting model - different from the other close-up flowers. Best Regards,
D:)

a-lee (426) 2009-01-25 13:04

Selamun aleykum Mohammed;

Wonderful scenery...
Really beautiful composition, colors and good sharpness...
a-lee

nicklasa (149) 2009-01-26 10:26

Very nice macro photo Mohamed! Perfect focusing and blaring background create a really interesting shot !

Well Done !

Atousa (3466) 2009-01-30 7:48

Salam Mohammad Ali,

Very good DOF n sharpness ..the details are really worth seeing here .. well done!
Best regards, A

pierrefonds (26645) 2009-02-21 5:57

Hi Mohammad,

The close-up pont of view is allowig us to see with precision the detail and colors of the ladybug on the cactus. The insect is well frame. The quality of the light brings out the colors of the insect. Well done, have a nice day.

Pierre

mansour (50) 2009-02-25 0:48

Hi
Very beautiful and Sharp. Composition is good but the backgrand is a little harsh. Good job
Tfs

rey316 (1902) 2009-03-05 11:22

Hi Mohammad
Interesting moment here
And that he could not find a better place to stop? =)
Andrey

maloutim (4047) 2009-03-21 12:44

Hi Mohammad!
What a beautiful capture of this insect! This is indeed very sharp together with the cactus against the blurred background!
What we call "ladybugs" or "ladybirds", are usually red or orange with black spots!
Your insect, we would call "beetle" I think? Anyway, I have never seen a beetle like this, with the kind of red tail! It's simply beautiful!
Congratulations for this capture!
Best regards!
Marie Louise.

Felip (3905) 2009-05-21 3:21

Salam MAB,
I have noticed seeing your gallery that you're an specialist in tghe "close-ups". This one is fabulously sharpened and well composed.
Nice regards

felip