Ladybird Meeting place
Another image from my Ladybird meeting place near Mt Burr, Limestone Coast, South Australia.
Many of you who have visited before would have seen a range of images from this secret little place where these ladybirds congregated in their thousands.
Recently I reported they had all been killed by poison spray laid by Local Government. I have been back and they are just starting to regenerate now with only small bunches in their tens surviving but they seem to be making a slow comeback.
This image, shot with a Canon 400D – sigma 100 – 300 macro, is an old image I have been wanting to post for some time. Hopefully we will see them back in their glory like this in years to come.

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CATNIPMEOW
Beautiful….........love the dof !
So sorry for them to have to regenerate after such senseless acts…......
LjMaxx
Very cool. Really makes me look into it.. Awesome Steve..
mikebov
superb dof
Angel Warda
awesome!!!!! i love ladybugs! such a great capture Steve!
Scott d'Almeida
love it mate. great capture…maybe its an auxilary lady’s meeting in progress?:P
Nick Hunt
Great to hear they are making a come-back Steve, love this shot – more than the other dark-sided one actually! – They look more real!
WendyJC
wonderful to see they are surviving,
beautiful capture
Dave Law
Beautiful image Steve, it is great they are coming back. Excellent DOF. Well Done :-)
linifer
wonderwul image! when i was in spain last year there were thousands of the little bugs that would come and wanter around my balcony! cool little chaps. so good they are making a comeback, would be a bad thing if they were wiped out. they are such beautiful little guys :)
Diane Schuster
Just wonderful image, way to go lady bugs! I sure like these guys! Dee
Sharon House
Great capture Steve. Let’s hope they continue to regenerate. Such a beautiful and delicate little creature.
karen Bradshaw
I like this its fantastic macro well done
Kathryn Potempski
You lucky man Steve I am srtll looking to no avail, one day! until then I will enjoy your wonderful ladybirds.
kathy s gillen...
excellent shot
linda858100
LOVELY
laureenr
This lovely, great shot.
rodsfotos
I didn’t see the previous images Steve and I’ve certainly never seen this many ladybirds together like this before, it makes a great image,well captured.
PS. Glad thet are surviving the poison spraying,
Regards, Rod.
William Harri...
Wonderful shot!
novamarkina
How cute and weird all at the same time! Great shot
Larry Stewart
Beautiful capture. Such interesting little critters.
Carmelh
Wow….never seen so many together…usually a sole lady bird…and great dof
Sensiworld
Great shot !
Marcus Jones
Great to hear they are making a comeback…. Nice selective Bur to draw the eyes right in
Steve Chapple replied
Went from nothing a few weeks ago to about forty now, so hopefully will be able to take you up there in the future when more are about.
Marcus Jones
Sound Great Steve… would look forward to that
Katagram
Mother Nature VS Man..glad to see Ladybirds (ladybugs) will win the war ! !
Heloisa Castro
super capture
OZZREBELXTI
They are a beautiful creature to look at but they are one of the most destructive little critters so I have been informed by WIKIPEDIA
Steve Chapple replied
Thanks for your constant support = really appreciated. Seems there are good and bad in this species. These are the good ones – eat aphids and other nasty’s.
Kim Bender
This is wonderful!! so many at once!!!
Ingrid77
soo beautiful!!
Kim Bender
That was bad English!!!!? :D ….........so many in one spot…........never have seen this before!!
handprintz
Great capture Steve,lovely to see these guys back !!
Vanessa Anderberg
Love this…love them..
cherylc1
swesome! gorgeous capture!
jason owens
great shot.!!!.glad to see they’re making a come back:))
Robin D. Overacre
never seen this many together before….good capture
Suzanne D Jaes...
Score One for the ladybugs!!!!!!!!!! Great shot Steve… :)
Rosalie Dale IPA
Go the ladybugs!!! So pleased they are regenerating – excellent shot Steve.
Al Bourassa
Lots of lucky ladybugs. Nice grab Steve.
Elana Bailey
I didn’t know that ladybugs were a pest????? Glad to see that they are coming back. Well done.
Sue Nueckel
Just love your Lady bug Images Steve! great DOF too.
Judi Corrigan
Great shot Steve, you must have gotten down pretty low to see these young ladies
Matt Penfold
Wow, that is a superb image, I love the little reflected highlights.
MelanieSpeaks
Excellent image Steve…
Christopher Bi...
were they having a convention? great shot
Kathie Nichols
Stunning shot Steve….oh how awesome it would be to see first hand so many gorgeous little ladybugs!! :)
noffi
Steve…Wonderful shot. I am wondering why the government would have sprayed them? Are they harmful? liz
Steve Chapple replied
Thanks for your comment Liz. Some species are but these are not. They only eat aphids and bad bugs. Seems they were getting into a nearby radio repeater outpost for warth and the bright spark decided it was easier to kill them all rather than build a barrier to the building.
Cody Grimsrud
outstanding dof, wonderful tones, and i love the bokeh on the lady bugs backs.
Rosalie Scanlon
Wonderful capture Steve
Angie McKenzie
great shot steve!! well done!!
chijude
Lovely litle creatures …. good to hear the sequel to the story.
aglaia b
wow they appear again!! YEAH!
so love the DOF here steve, gorgeous colours and earthy feel. ;-) xox
DebbieSteer
this is heaven….....I love ladybirds…....great to read about your work..very impressive…
James Troi
Looks amazing.
PamelaJoPhoto
Beautiful! Love the story about them to.
Ginger Barritt
Wonderful, story & image!
Antanas
perfect…...
Cassie Gannon
Beautiful capture.
John44
How nice !!
Compliments Steve,
John
Samantha Goode
Beautiful image -I am glad that they are coming back, slowly but surely!
Kristina K
i love your lady bugs steve, well done :)) k
TULIP73
Stunning image Steve, nice story, lets hope they continue on in a big way.
boudidesign
Wow, that’s intense, nice shot!
Tracey McKeown
Again WOW!!
Shelly Hiebert
Awesome DOF Steve :)
brian pendrey
great shot
Anthony Mancuso
wow….wonderful Elrobbo, well done
Anthony Mancuso
I mean Steve…..I’ve been doing it all day!!! Sorry
Megan Martin
Holy cow! What an amazing shot….Its a good day if I just see one ladybug in the garden! This is incredible…Awesome shot Steve!!!
AngieBel
Thank goodness for their return…and for the more great shots that means you will be taking in the future!
Neil Boucher
Amazing shot Steve. Great to hear they are returning!
Sean Farragher
great catch
Gethin
great capture.. the depth really adds and compliments the pic.. well done!
Ian James
Its a party….cool image
Neil Swenser
Congratulations on the RB Main page Steve, sensational mate!
Cordelia
A wonderful shot which looks great on the homepage. Congratulations Steve!
Chris Clark
fantastic shot and isn’t nature wonderful
well deserved Home Page feature for such a brilliant image
Silvia Solberg
This is awesome! love ladybugs. Great capture!
Rachel Davison
Beautiful picture! I love ladybugs : )
Joanne Bradley
Amazing shot Steve! Looks like a ladybygt convention! Congrats on homepage feature!
solareclips~Ju...
Congratulations on a well deserved home page feature!!
berndt2
Amazing! I had no idea they meet… congregated…. in hordes or swarms. Such a cool shot
aglaia b
these lil ladybirds of yours make my heart melt, in a most beautiful way!

congratulations steve, they look so gorgeous up there on the home page, thanks to you and your camera. ;-) xox
Charlotte Hertler
I simply adore ladybirds! This is a wonderful photo, great DOF! Just to add, for some reason each year we get them in our upstairs bathroom. I had been noticing little dead bugs on my sink. I walked in one day and had 4 ladybirds on my wall above the sink. I would gather them up and put them in the garden near my flowers. Every other day or so I would see another 2-5 show up in the bathroom. I have no idea why they are there but enjoy them when they show up.
Tatiana R
Wonderful image Steve, congratulations on the Home page!
PJ Ryan
congratulations on homepage – much deserved.
jenseyes
fantastic shot congrats Steve
AngieBel
BIG congratulations on the Homepage Feature Steve!
ZoeMcduncan
Soooooo nice
Waleska Luker
Stunning, it fits perfectly in our First Things Group!
Matt Roberts
Nice.
Is it wrong that this picture made me – a vegetarian – hungry?
Christian Zammit
WELL DONE for featuring on the redbubble homepage.
your work is really great
Christian Zammit
IndigoMidnight
Great capture!
Ingrid77
awww wonderful shot! Many congrats on your homepage feature :-))
Ellen
Congrats…..you are on the hompeage!!
CapturedByKylie
Congratulations on the home page feature (April 16/17th 2009)
zaffokioko
wow! what an awesome shot! :D
janfoster
great one once again Steve : )
tasadam
I can only hope to one day achieve homepage recognition – that is a great honour. It’s a pretty cool image to do it with too.
You really do have an abundance of ladybugs over there as your other work shows, don’t you.
Alice Oates
Brilliant image!