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Small milkweed bug

Lygaeus kalmii

Description:

Milkweed bug on.... Milkweed!

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6 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

It certainly does! But as Gary Player once said "the more I practice, the luckier I get!".

DennisStallings
DennisStallings 12 years ago

I always say luck counts in this photo game.....

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

I was very lucky with the light Dennis - the wind was blowing the seed head around & I was having trouble focusing but thankfully they turned out OK!

DennisStallings
DennisStallings 12 years ago

The light is hitting it perfect.....

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

I thought it looked a bit like fireworks in the photos!

DennisStallings
DennisStallings 12 years ago

cool effect from the milkweed....

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Sep 28, 2011
Submitted on Sep 28, 2011

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