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Published: 2012-05-13 20:02:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 534; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 0
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Description For my biology lab report, I had to go to the beach and catch this pretty little thing. I was supposed to catch another 49 of them but this was all I could manage after two hours searching. Well, not really... I found another one. But it was dead. This isn't the right time of the year to find them. We call them beach ladybugs here. I have yet to find the scientific name.
I usually hate invertebrates, but I've got to admit these are actually quite cute.
For a sense of scale, it's walking on sand. Very thin sand. So they really are tiny.
Canon 7D.
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Comments: 15

a-nyul [2012-05-18 11:06:18 +0000 UTC]

Is it a native ladybug species? First I thought it was a Harmonia axyridis (which would be bad news)

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amaliabastos In reply to a-nyul [2012-05-18 15:12:35 +0000 UTC]

I don't think they're actually ladybugs, strictly speaking. Just ladybug-like insects which inhabit the beaches.

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a-nyul In reply to amaliabastos [2012-05-19 14:59:46 +0000 UTC]

I would be very surprised if it wasn't a ladybug! O_O It's true that I'm not familiar with the Brazilian insects, but the resemblence is just too good!
Also, that W-shaped pattern ot it's thorax really looks like that of H. axyridis: [link]

If you manage to determine it's species, can you please write it so I can see? I've became interested in it.

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amaliabastos In reply to a-nyul [2012-05-21 21:15:09 +0000 UTC]

After reading about the species, I have to agree with you that this is indeed it.
Thank you for the help identifying it!

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a-nyul In reply to amaliabastos [2012-05-25 18:03:00 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! But it's not very good news then. This species harms the ecosystem over here, and fighting against it is not an option any longer.

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amaliabastos In reply to a-nyul [2012-05-27 14:16:34 +0000 UTC]

I read about that. Very unfortunate indeed.

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amaliabastos In reply to a-nyul [2012-05-20 14:39:51 +0000 UTC]

It does look quite like the species you mentioned! I know nothing of insects so I really couldn't tell, I was just told that they weren't actually ladybugs but my sources could be wrong.
I'll let you know if I find out!

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luckydesigns [2012-05-17 13:04:10 +0000 UTC]

Nice close up! The detail is fantastic

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amaliabastos In reply to luckydesigns [2012-05-17 13:50:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I wasn't very satisfied with the focus but it's the best I could do then with f/0.

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luckydesigns In reply to amaliabastos [2012-05-27 13:01:44 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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OniOfTheShade [2012-05-14 15:38:25 +0000 UTC]

wow..a grain of sand is like a soccer ball to them!

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amaliabastos In reply to OniOfTheShade [2012-05-14 18:23:16 +0000 UTC]

Indeed it is!

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Mishrito [2012-05-14 05:15:10 +0000 UTC]

Amazing shot!

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amaliabastos In reply to Mishrito [2012-05-14 09:24:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Mishrito In reply to amaliabastos [2012-05-14 16:00:48 +0000 UTC]

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