Bug-A-Day Four

Another green stink bug, this one in the nymph stage. As always with trickier ID's I'm happy to be corrected. Click to enlarge.

The rest of our Bug-A-Day Mini-Marathon so far:

Part One...

Part Two...

Part Three....

Committing Insecticide

Like I've said before, if you're inclined to shoot some bugs with your camera Toronto can be a tough place. Most of the parks are sprayed regularly, and if they weren't we'd be up to our eyebrows in mosquitoes.

But one bug you're sure to find everywhere, and I do mean everywhere, is the soldier beetle. There are billions and billions of them, including the two pictured here. I have yet to go anywhere in the city where I don't find them.

If you've got a little point and shoot camera you can actually shoot bugs pretty well because smaller cameras have great depth-of-field, crucial for little critters. A small camera can also be great when it comes to getting into cramped spaces at weird angles. You will need to practice holding your camera very still. Don't be afraid to use your flash.

Click to enlarge these pics. They are bugs, after all. They're small.