Macrophotography📷 Ladybuk Or Koksi Beetle

in Photography Lovers • 2 years ago

Ladybuk Or Koksi Beetle

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@ponnibong

Hello all hive friends, tonight I want to share the results of my photography about a small animal similar to an insect, namely the ladybuk or the koksi beetle.

Maybe only some people have ever heard the name of this animal, but it's different when you see the shape. Its name is lady bug, but ordinary people usually know it as ladybug, even though this is not a ladybug at all, because this tiny animal belongs to the type of beetle, namely the koksi beetle. Lady bugs are quite common all around us, especially in plantations and weeds.

There are about 5000 different species of this lady bug, which are spread all over the world. Besides being known as a lady bug, this insect is also called another lady beetle or ladybird beetle. Insects look very beautiful with various motifs and body colors.

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@ponnibong

Most people really like this insect, because of its beautiful shape, besides that this animal is also not dangerous even for babies though. But farmers like it, because some species of these insects eat small insects that become agricultural pests.

Just one lady bug, can eat 5000 pests in one lifetime. Although there are also several species of ladybug that eat leaves, so they can also become pests for farmers. The largest size of the ladybug is only 1 cm.

The main predators of this beautiful insect are birds, spiders, or other insects that are larger in size. Ladybugs often pretend to be dead when they encounter these predators.

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@ponnibong

The koksi beetle has a fairly distinctive appearance so it is easy to distinguish from other insects. Its body is almost circular in shape with a pair of hard wings on its back. The hard wings on its back are colorful, but are generally brightly colored coupled with a polka-dot-like pattern.

Its colorful hard wings are actually elitra wings or forewings. The hind wings are transparent and are usually folded under the forewings when not in use.
When flying, it flaps its hind wings rapidly, while its rigid forewings cannot flap and are stretched to increase lift. Its hard forewings can also function as a protective shield.

The koksi beetle has short legs and a head that looks bent down. This position of the head helps it when eating small animals such as aphids. On his feet there are also microscopic fine hairs (can only be seen with a microscope) whose ends are like spoons.
These hairs produce a sticky, oily material that allows ladybugs to walk and stick to difficult places such as glass or ceilings.

@ponnibong

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Wow great images, really like the detail you caught in the lady bug!

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