Have you ever seen a Pink Spotted Ladybug (Coleomegilla maculata)? Before last Sunday, neither had I.

Ladybugs are good insects to have in your garden. They eat aphids, and thus keep your plants safe. Most people are used to the orange variety, so when we found these pink ones, it was worth a few shots.

I'm not sure if that last one was really that color or if I messed something up during the RAW conversion. I don't remember it being that dark, but as you can see they seemed to be different shades based on what color flower they were on. I don't know if that is because they can shift their colors or if it is an optical illusion.

- Bill