Daily Photography Contest. Macrophotography. "Cotton Harlequin Bug."

"Cotton Harlequin Bug."

This is a male harlequin bug feeding off the nutrients of a dried seed pod from the Cotton Tree flowers. The Cotton Harlequin Bug is a member of the Jewel Bug family and they are characterized by their bright metallic colours. The males are mostly blue-red in colour and the females are generally orange.

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They are found in Eastern Australia and live in urban, agricultural and coastal areas and are about 2cm in size. Their food preference is any species belonging to the hibiscus plant family (Malvaceae) This includes the beautiful ornamental hibiscus species and cotton variety.

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They love feeding on young shoots, piercing the stems and sucking the sugar-rich juices intended for new growth.

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This is my entry for the Daily Photography Contest curated and sponsored by @juliank and @photocontests. Theme: Macro Photography.

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wow pretty nice! u take these pohotos yourself? Upvoted man! Enjoy the upvote and keep it up just don't stop postinG! Post everyday do more macro photography and upload videos of these animals ad bugs to d.tube if you can videos are KINg right now! I'm talkin $50 Upvotes everyday on dtube if you can keep it up!

Many thanks for your welcome comments, and support @ackza Yes, I took these photos myself and only post original content in Steemit. I haven’t tried doing videos yet but will look into it. I think these Harlequin bugs are interesting insects.

Cool bug and seed pods! I love the Macro! I just did a neat little green bug.
Thanks for sharing the info!

Thanks so much @waterfordguy I’m glad you like these images. I will have to check out your little green bug.

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Gorgeous! Impressive capture :)

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