This is one of my favorite shots from Bug Shot 2012:
Opuntia bugs
Someone had brought in a prickly pear cactus paddle with a bunch of these bugs on them and I thought they were quite beautiful. This species (Chelinidea vittiger, the cactus coreid or opuntia bug) is a pest of prickly pear, but it sure is pretty!
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Posted in Insects, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged bugs, photos, postaday, prickly pear, Wordless Wednesday
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