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Lost Ladybug
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Lost Ladybug

by Kory Lidstrom

Category: FaunaAdded June 20, 2009717 views

Arthropods

Keywords: dune, dunes, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, ladybug, ladybugs, sand, sand dunes

I never thought I'd find a ladybug in the middle of a vast sea of sand dunes, but I was wrong. What this ladybug was doing there I can not say, but I'm pretty darn sure that she (or he?) was lost. She kept trying to climb to the top of a ridge, and every single time the wind would blow her back down. It sort of reminded me of Sisyphus and his rock.

I rarely do selective coloring on my images, but I did in this case because I feel that the orange helps draw the eye to the ladybug.

Taken in Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado.
Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA