Monarch's concentrate the toxins in Milkweed which makes them taste bad to birds, the Milkweed bug most likely does the same thing, the coloring is a warning, "I taste bad and will make you sick". Birds learn not to eat either.

On 11/29/2015 11:07 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
double that..
kinda interesting that the colors of this bug are the same colors as the Monarch thatlike to start new life
on milkweeds....

This little guy is a bit prettier than some of your other subjects

ann

On 11/29/2015 9:49 AM, knarf wrote:
Wow!

Cheers,

frank

On November 29, 2015 9:30:47 AM EST, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote:
Been a while since I did one of these stacked macros. Put this together

Friday and Saturday using a subject that was collected a few weeks ago:

http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/milkweed-bug

or on flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/23375242475/

K-01 with reverse mounted SMC K 24mm f3.5. Comments welcome!

Mark

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