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06-NOV-2005

Hibernating LadyBugs

Wet and cloud day today, so here is another pic from yesterdays hike at Mitteldorf Preserve.

Deep in the Williams Creek canyon, we found large colonies of lady beetles on branches of trees
preparing to hibernate for the winter.

Nikon D70 ,Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom
1/60s f/13.0 at 50.0mm with Flash hide exif
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Date/Time06-Nov-2005 11:09:42
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D70
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length50 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/13
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias
White Balance (11)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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Karen Leaf10-Nov-2005 03:14
Gotta vote too Bryan--this is absolutely remarkable.
I thought they all came to die in my attic.
Guest 09-Nov-2005 19:35
Great shot.
steve mcsweeny09-Nov-2005 08:43
WOW,Thats amazing! Have to vote!
Linda Willets09-Nov-2005 04:00
ohh love ladybugs.. wonderful capture
Manfred Bachmann09-Nov-2005 03:14
Wooww, i have never seen so many bugs on one place, just amazing! Great shot!
Buz Kiefer08-Nov-2005 22:19
They gather because of their pheromones but I've never seen them packed in like this. Great find and excellent photo.
Barb08-Nov-2005 18:34
What a neat capture.
Guest 08-Nov-2005 15:30
wow ! I never saw that. thanks for sharing
Guest 08-Nov-2005 14:39
I'll be!!! In all my years in the outdoors I 've never seen anything like this...nice capture and thanks for sharing, I guess I've always wondered where they went in the winter...I thought they just died off...
Herb 08-Nov-2005 13:15
Great find
Gayle P. Clement08-Nov-2005 11:10
A convention of ladybugs. I like the red against the green leaves.
Karen Stuebing08-Nov-2005 10:53
Boy, there sure are a bunch of them. They look like berries. I hope they go indoors.
Guest 08-Nov-2005 08:27
Wooow! They're too many! :) It looks so wierd to see them in clan. :)
Nice capture though. :) Gets my vote! :)
joanteno08-Nov-2005 08:07
Wow, I never knew that they hibernated. Excellent shot!
Guest 08-Nov-2005 08:03
You find such amazing things ... great shot! :)
Dave Wyman08-Nov-2005 07:03
Bryan, this is a terrific photo - I've seen many clusters and ladybugs (I've got a pic of my own in a new book), and this is one of the best I've seen.
coaster08-Nov-2005 05:09
Nice shot and very interesting.
Pepe Zyman08-Nov-2005 05:07
Very sharp and cool colors.
Sheila08-Nov-2005 05:04
Oh, what a find! How interesting, I always thought they must die off for the winter.
It's made for a lovely colourful image.
Mindy McNaugher08-Nov-2005 05:03
That is wild! I have never seen them do that before! Great shot!
shatterbug08-Nov-2005 04:53
Wow! Great shot! I never knew they did that.