Red on Red
by Darren Fisher
Title
Red on Red
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
A beautiful red bloom of a Gerber Daisy and a Lady Bug enjoying a walk on the flower petals. I enhanced this image with some effects from Topaz Labs that added textures and painting effects to the image. I love the deep red and drama that I was able to bring out in this piece. I blieve it would be a gorgeous piece to add to any room in your home, office or even a waiting room.
The Coccinellidae (/?k?ks?'n?l?da?/)[3] are a family of small beetles, ranging from 0.8 to 18 mm (0.0315 to 0.708 inches).[4] They are commonly yellow, orange, or scarlet with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, heads and antennae. Such colour patterns vary greatly, however; for example, a minority of species, such as Vibidia duodecimguttata, a twelve-spotted species, have whitish spots on a brown background. Coccinellids are found worldwide, with over 5,000 species described.[5]
Coccinellidae are known as ladybugs in North America, and ladybirds in other areas. Entomologists in the United States widely prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles[6] as these insects are not true bugs.
The Coccinellidae are generally considered useful insects, because many species feed on aphids or scale insects, which are pests in gardens, agricultural fields, orchards, and similar places. Within the colonies of such plant-eating pests, they will lay hundreds of eggs, and when these hatch, the larvae will commence feeding immediately.[7] However, some species do have unwelcome effects; among these, the most prominent are the subfamily Epilachninae, which are plant eaters. Usually, Epilachninae are only mild agricultural pests, eating the leaves of grain, potatoes, beans, and various other crops, but their numbers can increase explosively in years when their natural enemies, such as parasitoid wasps that attack their eggs, are few. In such situations, they can do major crop damage. They occur in practically all the major crop-producing regions of temperate and tropical countries.
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November 20th, 2015
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Debra Lynch
Darren this flower is so lovely, I like this rich red color against the black, it is so very beautiful. L/F/P
Inge Riis McDonald
First the velvety softness draws you in and then you discover the little ladybug - beautiful image Darren:)
Joan Bertucci
Love the blood red hues captured in this beautiful image Darren! Hope your Christmas was special! L