Thursday, March 15, 2012

The Firebugs are back

The Firebugs

A sure sign of spring. The firebugs are out running again. These guys live near a tree trunk close to the cellar door at my place and I have noticed more and more of them in the last couple of weeks.
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15 comments:

  1. brattcatThursday, March 15, 2012

    and how artfully they've arranged themselves for this composition.

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  2. UnknownThursday, March 15, 2012

    This is a great picture and I agree with brattcat - very experienced models it seems! I've never seen this bug before.

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  3. Luis GomezThursday, March 15, 2012

    Beautiful Steffe!

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  4. SharonThursday, March 15, 2012

    I remember seeing these bugs when I was a kid growing up in Illinois. We called them "Boxelder" bugs.

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  5. AnonymousThursday, March 15, 2012

    We have something similar but all orange with little black spots. We call the ones we have, "June Bugs."

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  6. AnimeshThursday, March 15, 2012

    This is a great capture

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  7. ScyllaThursday, March 15, 2012

    Men alltså... FUUUSK att du får se så många när jag inte sett en enda (på riktigt) i hela mitt liv.

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  8. FilipBlogThursday, March 15, 2012

    How beautiful, I first thought these were leaves but it is alive. Great.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  9. RedPatThursday, March 15, 2012

    These guys are incredible!

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  10. GunnFriday, March 16, 2012

    Jeg har ikke sett en eneste....
    Derfor er dette spesielt og unikt!

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  11. VPFriday, March 16, 2012

    I do not like bugs, but these are quite photogenic!

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  12. PerthDailyPhotoFriday, March 16, 2012

    Oh wow Steffe these are so colourful, they make a great image, but they still have lots of little legs that would creep me out if they crawled on me!!

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  13. UnknownFriday, March 16, 2012

    I love these bugs. Great find!

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  14. JKSaturday, March 17, 2012

    Colorful and creepy. I believe those bugs have not yet spread to Finland.

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  15. ALMonday, March 19, 2012

    I've heard of them, but never seen firebugs. Beautiful!

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