I set this up for two — a red ladybird near the top of the reed and a flea beetle further down, both working along the same stem. Then a damselfly flew straight through the background at the exact moment I pressed the shutter, which made three.
When I got home and pulled the files up on screen I saw the fourth: something small and pale sitting right on the ladybird's rear end.
I genuinely don't know what it is. iNaturalist has suggested everything from Hesperomyces harmoniae, a parasitic fungus that grows on ladybird elytra, to Hexapoda, which basically means "something with six legs". My own guess is a larva, or possibly a very small beetle. Would welcome any input.
OM System OM-1 | M.Zuiko 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO | M.Zuiko Digital 2x MC-20 | Godox V860iii | f/13 | ISO 200 | 1/100 | Handheld
Slavonski Brod, Croatia
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