Standing Out #1

A beautiful purple flower with a ladybug on the petals is standing above a group of yellow flowers. I have used a digital texture along with digital... more

by Darren Fisher

Title

Standing Out #1

Artist

Darren Fisher

Medium

Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art

Description

A beautiful purple flower with a ladybug on the petals is standing above a group of yellow flowers. I have used a digital texture along with digital effects to give the photo the look of a painting. This would be a gorgeous piece to add to any room in your home, office, or a waiting room. The colors are soothing and the lady bug adds intrest.
Coccinellids are known as ladybugs in North America, and ladybirds in other areas. Entomologists in the United States widely prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles[7] as these insects are not true bugs.

The majority of coccinellid species are generally considered useful insects, because many species prey on herbivorous homopterans such as aphids or scale insects, which are agricultural pests. Many coccinellids lay their eggs directly in aphid and scale insect colonies in order to ensure their larvae have an immediate food source.[8] However, some species do have unwelcome effects; among these, the most prominent are of the subfamily Epilachninae, which are herbivorous, themselves. Usually, epilachninids are only mild agricultural pests, eating the leaves of grain, potatoes, beans, and various other crops, but their numbers can increase explosively in years when their natural enemies, such as parasitoid wasps that attack their eggs, are few. In such situations, they can do major crop damage. They occur in practically all the major crop-producing regions of temperate and tropical countries.

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April 25th, 2016