Coccinella septempunctata aka seven-spot ladybug

All right my dear photobloggers, Ladybugs as well as the butterflies are the best sign of spring uh? ;))
I found this one in my bedroom window from outside. I took it, took some shots, and set it free!
They are so cute! ;):)


Please check: Blow me away as well

cool picks adeleharrow · 2011-02-25: 14:49

A ladybird! The envoy of the spring: that it's so cute on this white background ! josy63 · 2011-02-25: 14:51

we have these in the house all winter, so many in fact that my kids even hate them! lol but find them outside, and yes, spring is coming! McMommy · 2011-02-25: 14:55

@McMommy: The day I find them in home, its a bless! LOL onlyricky · 2011-02-25: 14:56

Love the last one well done Ricky mystic1 · 2011-02-25: 14:59

can't wait for the spring!!! :) wanazza · 2011-02-25: 15:07

Love #4 Ricky! danrav · 2011-02-25: 15:08

the colors are so shiney and rich! Love 'em. Wish spring would start springing up here in Germany! lookwhatisaw · 2011-02-25: 15:09

hm..nice:) kikkancs · 2011-02-25: 15:32

wonderful shots Ricky. glad you set it free :) love the angle of the 3rd shot beth0110 · 2011-02-25: 15:43

As McMommy says, we have plenty inside, so you would be well blessed at our house. We love seeing them outside though as they help to reduce some plants which have come to our country and become a problem. stabeez · 2011-02-25: 15:49

#4 seems just about perfect to me. I wonder if you have the children's rhyme in Portugal 'ladybird, ladybird, fly away home, your house is on fire and your children are gone'? We used to chant it as kids - don't know why - it's rather horrible really. poshrat · 2011-02-25: 16:21

@Poshrat: Yes we have =) it is like this: ''Joaninha voa voa, que o teu pai está em Lisboa Vai te dar uma sardinha Para a joaninha '' ;)) which is like (in case you don't know portuguese): ''Ladybug fly fly away Your Dad is in Lisbon He will give you a sardine For you Ladybug'' ;)) onlyricky · 2011-02-25: 16:24

Nice shots. joycephotography · 2011-02-25: 16:48

Great macros, I really like the second one where you can see the details so well of the head! :) MsCumberdale · 2011-02-25: 17:06

Too bad DOF is so narrow... I guess we can't stack when they're alive and moving... :-) wfrnk · 2011-02-25: 17:36

I love them Ricky!! Especially #4! I am ready to see some ladybugs here in the U.S!! ????? · 2011-02-25: 17:44

beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! photodeclair · 2011-02-25: 18:07

Pretty MoMac · 2011-02-25: 18:21

Great shots on that stark white background! atszabo · 2011-02-25: 18:29

Estes últimos dias de sol tem feito maravilhas, e esta é uma delas. Bonitos macros! Unchained · 2011-02-25: 18:35

Great macros Lynda · 2011-02-25: 18:46

perfect clarity in #4, very well done, love the rich red colour of ladybirds, great macro Ricky Marzijapan · 2011-02-25: 19:38

They are ONE bug that I will agree is very cute! Nicely done, Ricky! DancingDolphin · 2011-02-25: 19:54

great work again Ricky, love the last one ilikethat · 2011-02-25: 20:13

Ricky, these are so good and detailed. I had never noticed the two white spots over the eyes before! #2 is just perfect. djnana · 2011-02-25: 21:13

Gorgeous Macro set showing off the different angles of these lady bugs.. mwbergeron01 · 2011-02-25: 23:28

That's my favorite kind of bug. Spring is creeping up on us here too. ????? · 2011-02-25: 23:49

Great shots! Has it? Not here! darfoster · 2011-02-26: 00:26

I like the last shot. I hope this is a sign of a fast approaching Spring, I love Spring almost as much as Autumn. RayNvb · 2011-02-26: 04:25

They really are cute and your photos show that. Saipanhohhot · 2011-02-26: 05:03

Brilliant. Spring must be getting close - I found a little beetle this morning. Jarvo · 2011-02-26: 06:16

Wonderful! jet28 · 2011-02-26: 06:37

so glad your spring is so close!! Ours won't be for months. I'm so jealous! urmysunshine · 2011-02-26: 10:45

Spring has sprung indeed! These are fantastic macros Ricky! I have these ladybugs coming out all over the place here....they overwinter in any crack and crevice they can find. When it warms up a little .....out they come....along with the stinkbugs.....which I hate....haha ArtBee · 2011-02-26: 11:23

What's spring? I seem to have forgotten after the last two weeks with temperatures around -20C. Can't even remember when I last saw an insect! It's a strangely white, cold and sterile world I'm living in at the moment. But it can't last forever. :) ????? · 2011-02-26: 15:04

So cute. ^_^ ????? · 2011-03-04: 10:24

menbug :D onlymehdi · 2011-03-08: 14:07

Great angles, colours :) helys · 2011-03-14: 11:30

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