Posts Tagged: lady beetle
The Power of Red
There's a heartfelt reason why Friday, Feb. 7 is "UC Davis Wears Red Day." It's about...
A syrphid fly, aka flower fly or hover fly, sipping nectar from a tower of jewels. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A lady beetle, aka lady bug, is a "lady in red." (Photo by Kathy Keatley)
A flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, rests on a stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A flesh fly, family Sarcophagidae, grooming itself.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee with red pollen from a nearby rock puslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's for Lunch?
What's for lunch? If you're a lady beetle (aka ladybug), a good bet is you'll have one of those...
Lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Predator and the prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Saturated. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Aphid Reunion
The aphids know how to plan a family reunion. Grandma, grandpa, aunts, uncles, mom and pop,...
Aphid reunion on a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A gorged ladybug has just polished off a row of aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An Aphid-Kind of Day
It was an aphid-kind of day. When a ladybug landed on a gaura in our bee friendly garden, it was...
Tower of Aphids
Eye to Eye
Crunch Time
The Hunters Are Back
The hunters are back.Ladybugs, aka ladybird beetles, are searching for aphids and other soft-bodied...
Ladybug
Face to Face
Upsy Daisy
The End