A very un-camouflaged bug
This is an Italian Striped-Bug (Graphosoma lineatum) aka Minstrel Bug, about 1cm (0,4") long, but not all that hard to spot:
Olympus XZ-1, 28mm, ISO400, f5.6, 1/80s
Their having sex seems to be a bit awkward, but then again, I know little of their customs:
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f8, 1/250s
Thanks for watching!
What bug? I don't see it.
That does cast some doubt on your pattern recognition skills, if I may be so bold.
I'm not good at recognizing. Especially not rihgt now. :)
I'm live
Very nice photos, I often watch them in my backyard, here in Italy we call them "Cimice menestrello" ^_^
Sounds much better in Italian! We Dutch call them (translated) pyjama bugs 8-).
@ocrdu , this bug has the same colors of an our football team (Milan), maybe he has more italian "fans" :D
This post has been ranked within the top 50 most undervalued posts in the second half of May 14. We estimate that this post is undervalued by $10.89 as compared to a scenario in which every voter had an equal say.
See the full rankings and details in The Daily Tribune: May 14 - Part II. You can also read about some of our methodology, data analysis and technical details in our initial post.
If you are the author and would prefer not to receive these comments, simply reply "Stop" to this comment.
I have never seen such a bug before. Great, but a bit scary as well :P
Yes, grasshopper it is better masked by :)