Milkweed Bug on the Edge

[dossy]

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Thanks for looking!

 

[Allan]

Looks like it is set to jump into the wild blue yonder.

 

[Butlerkid]

Nice composition and excellent exposure! Very sharp!

 

[DonSchaeffer]

great clear shot

 

[alexf]

Nice one. These guys are always hiding from me.

 

[cbbr]

Great catch Dossy! They normally go to the other side of the leaf when I try to get that close.

 

[dossy]

Looks like it is set to jump into the wild blue yonder.

Thanks Allan! The high dive!

Nice composition and excellent exposure! Very sharp!

Thank you, Karen!

great clear shot

Much appreciated, Don!

Nice one. These guys are always hiding from me.

Thanks Alex! I've got clusters of them!

Great catch Dossy! They normally go to the other side of the leaf when I try to get that close.

Thanks so much, Chad!

 

[donski]

So that's what they're called.
Thanks for sharing, Dossy.
Great composition.

 

[wizzard0003]

Good catch, dossy...!

Hope you convinced him not to jump...! :smile:

 

[dossy]

So that's what they're called.
Thanks for sharing, Dossy.
Great composition.

Thanks so much, Don!

Good catch, dossy...!

Hope you convinced him not to jump...! :smile:

Thanks William! I talked him down!

 

[polseszczyk]

Love your bug shots! You seem to have a way with them. :wink:

Samuel

 

[dossy]

Love your bug shots! You seem to have a way with them. :wink:

Samuel

Thanks Samuel!

 

[Darrell C]

nice shot, their cousin is driving my bud in Redding crazy, like thousands in his yard

 

[dossy]

nice shot, their cousin is driving my bud in Redding crazy, like thousands in his yard

Thanks Darrell! Does your cousin maybe have the cicadas?

 

[Darrell C]

Thanks Darrell! Does your cousin maybe have the cicadas?

Dossy it shape is like yours, but black with an orange/redish line as a border all the way around the outside edge.

 

[dossy]

Dossy it shape is like yours, but black with an orange/redish line as a border all the way around the outside edge.

There's also something called an assassin bug that looks very similar.

 

[Darrell C]

There's also something called an assassin bug that looks very similar.

I'll try and dig up a pic.