So there I am, minding my own business and taking photos of my cayenne peppers, and this little lady wanders in, demanding attention. (Some insects are such lens hogs!) After some discussion, it became clear that the fasted way to get rid of her would be to humor her and take a few shots.
It was a little embarrassing when she flipped on her back, waving her little legs in the air, but she managed to use her wing covers to pop up on her nose (bottom shot), and then right herself. But she had all kinds of trouble getting one of her wings folded up and put away properly, and wandered around with it hanging our for a bit (middle). I promised not to tell :-).
View this puppy large – it blows up pretty huge, and there’s lots of quality insect detail to be had.
