Yesterday afternoon, while walking across the fields and meadows, on my way from the beach ...
... I came across this interesting shield bug, the Aelia acuminata, and I took a couple of photographs.
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It all started when I saw a small plant that looked like a green island surrounded by a sea of brown, dried out vegetation, typical for the summer in this seaside area.
When I came closer ...
... to take a good, thorough look through the macro lens ...
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... I noticed the little brown bug. The English common name of this species is the "Bishop's Mitre Shieldbug" which can't come as a surprise to anybody who saw a fully equipped Bishop ready for some religious action, at least once.
Aelia acuminata is present in most of the Europe, North Africa and Northern parts of Asia, and inhabits mainly dry meadows and fields of cereals. These bugs feed on the ripening seeds of various grasses in the Poaceae family.
It was a brief encounter, the kind of material ideal for short posts ... and it arrived at the right moment, because today I have a lot to do outside the house, so there isn't much time to spend in front of the computer.
As always here on HIVE, the photographs are my work - THE END.
Amazing shots and illustrations @borjan
You do get to see a lot there? Where exactly are you living?
I'm in Croatia. In the seaside part of that country, near the border with Italy. Southern part of Europe.
Oh, that's lovely. I've heard about that place though. I wish to travel abroad someday and get to see places and take pictures...
Stay blessed @borjan
Me too. :) I hope that I will go search for insects and plants in some distant part of the world in the next few years. I never did travel much and far, maybe that will change.
Oh, that's really beautiful — that'd be great. From there you can learn new things and explore more in any field aside from plants and insects. I bet, you'll surely enjoy the voyage of discoveries and learning new things @borjan
Hopefully, when things begin to work out well for me, I'll begin to explore more in the future...
Nice pictures and well illustrated @borjan
Thank you :)
Amazing Photography brother
Thank you
Welcome brother 😀
Nice photography.
Зачёт, Борян! Ты крутой фотограф и писатель 👍
Спасибо. :) Рад, что вам нравятся такие сообщения.
Надеюсь, что Google Translate правильно перевел это.
Pretty much correct!
Nature is amazing @Borjan. Thank you for showing it in such beautiful details.
Such an awesome Clicks ❣️❣️
Thanks a lot for the photography. I think you are a insect lover as I am. Well it is taken a great shot to see the clear picture of what we are looking for. My eyes are always hungry for the nature to see. Thanks for bringing the nature here.
Thank you :) Glad you like the photo - stories with insects as main protagonists.