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I found this while looking for insects to photograph in my garden. I had never seen anything like it before.

My first thought was that it was an empty Green Shield-bug skin. Then I saw that the thing itself had an empty skin around its tail end, the tail gripping the leaf. This was typical of a ladybird larva, when pupating, but the shape and size were wrong.

Anyway, I took a series of photographs, including one with the leaf pulled back to reveal the underside of the pupa. My finger tip cropped out, focus not ideal but structures visible after heavy processing ).

Olympus EM-1, Kiron 105mm macro, f11 ISO 800, twin TTL flash, hand-held.

The cross-eye stereo shows its flying characteristics.

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Jul 22, 2015 at 01:22 AM
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Interesting shots- stereo works well - they do have strange looking larvae.
Brian v.



Jul 22, 2015 at 01:57 AM
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LordV wrote:
Interesting shots- stereo works well - they do have strange looking larvae.
Brian v.


Thanks, Brian.

Yes, with spikey setae.

I have some portraits of larvae to post someday.

Harold



Jul 22, 2015 at 02:04 AM
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Neat shots Harold ~ Ron


Jul 22, 2015 at 06:41 AM
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surfnron wrote:
Neat shots Harold ~ Ron


Thanks, Ron.

Harold



Jul 22, 2015 at 07:16 AM
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Very interesting looking Harold. Nicely done.

Birdie



Jul 22, 2015 at 09:54 AM
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birdied wrote:
Very interesting looking Harold. Nicely done.

Birdie


Thanks, Birdie.

Harold



Jul 22, 2015 at 10:12 AM
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Wow, that is crazy looking! Very nicely done Harold and thanks for sharing this peek into a very strange world.

Tim



Jul 22, 2015 at 12:11 PM
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nicely done Harold


Jul 22, 2015 at 01:32 PM
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Thanks, Tim & Kenny.

Harold



Jul 22, 2015 at 01:55 PM
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Cool captures, Harold. Tortoise beetle pupae for sure.


Jul 23, 2015 at 02:12 AM
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orionmystery wrote:
Cool captures, Harold. Tortoise beetle pupae for sure.


Thanks, Kurt.

I have been photographing the Green Tortoise Beetle and its larvae in my garden regulary for several years, and examining the plants on which they live daily for insects to photograph, but have never seen one of these before.

Harold



Jul 23, 2015 at 02:36 AM
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Very cool, Harold. It's like an entirely other world that others don't seem to realize.

Cheers,

Jeff



Jul 30, 2015 at 04:20 PM
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beavens wrote:
Very cool, Harold. It's like an entirely other world that others don't seem to realize.

Cheers,

Jeff


Jeff,

That has been my world for all my life since my teens, professionally so for 35 years, but I am still frequently discovering new wonders, even in my own garden.

Harold



Jul 31, 2015 at 12:15 AM
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e6filmuser wrote:
Jeff,

That has been my world for all my life since my teens, professionally so for 35 years, but I am still frequently discovering new wonders, even in my own garden.

Harold


Interesting! Are you an entomologist or something similar?

Jeff



Jul 31, 2015 at 06:47 AM





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