Mating ladybirds (with woodworm beetle)

[nanila]

It struck me that the small grey woodworm beetle in the above photo was being a bit insensitive, walking casually over this pair of mating seven-spot ladybirds. Then again, at least it wasn't shoving a macro lens at them like the big rude human was!

Comments

[shirebound]

It's just a brightly-painted highway overpass to Mr. Beetle!

[nanila]

Haha, so true! :D

[leecetheartist]

Maybe it is their coach?

[minoanmiss]

*falls over giggling*

[nanila]

A verrry slowwwwwww coach. :)

[yourlibrarian]

Hah, great catch!

[nanila]

Thanks! The beetle just happened to start its perambulations as I was lining up my shot so it was fortuitous from the photographer's point of view, if not the ladybirds'.

[silveradept]

That's a great picture. And perhaps the ladybirds were too interested in each other to notice who was intruding.

[nanila]

They seemed entirely unperturbed by the experience, so I think you're right.

[calissa]

Is grey woodworm beetle likely to become lunch?

[nanila]

They ignored it completely, so I don't think the experience will have instilled a sense of peril in the beetle!