Hootin' Anni's Day Trippin'

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First, Camera Critters:




LOOK CLOSELY!! 'zoom in'...no, closer!
See it?








I learned something the other day when I did some research on this beetle. It flew off the leaf and onto the fence just like a ladybug would. It was oval shaped, like a ladybug. The antenna and it's head are close in shape to the commonly known ladybug. But thing is, the part I learned, the ladybugs as I've always called 'em are more "scientifically correct" [that's like being politically correct instead it deals with science and nature as apposed to government and crooks]--they're known as "lady bird beetle". That, I didn't know until now.
~-~-~Ladybird Beetle or Ladybug, common name for any of numerous related species of brightly colored beetles found in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. The ladybird beetle is less than 1.2 cm (less than 0.5 in) in maximum length. It has a nearly hemispherical body, rounded above and flat below, a small head, and short legs. Ladybird beetles are often red or orange above, spotted with black, white, or yellow. Some species are black, with or without spots. The larvae are also brilliantly colored, often blue, with stripes of orange or black.
But....what kinda bug/beetle is this? I never did find anything of a black beetle with white spots in my searching Google. Help?!! Anybody know? Is it too a ladybug ladybird beetle?


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Second: Photo Hunt
PHOTO HUNT 2009 THEMES

ARTIFICIAL

Hmmmmm, artificial. That's another very vague word in our language. Could be artificial like fibers, flowers, flavoring, people's personalities, gemstones, intelligence [as in robots: artificial intelligence -A.I.]....wow. A whole slew of ways I can go on this prompt. Guess that's the idea of the conception of the hunt. Okay, so I settled for this:









'artificial human' = doll
But more specifically....













...artificial hair on a doll is what I thought of first thing!




This is one of only a few dolls I have in my possession.
She is ceramic/porcelain in body-dressed in brown taffeta and styled with the Victorian Look!










POSTED: Saturday, August 15th, 2009
4:20 A.M.