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Small Milkweed Bug for California in August - Lygaeus kalmii

Small Milkweed Bug for California in August - Lygaeus kalmii
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
August 10, 2007
"First olive out of the jar," my friend Jim used to call something that was tough initially, then easy afterwards. Hope this is the case with small milkweed bugs. I've never shot one before and almost blew this one off. Result? Bad shots of a mangled specimen. Oh well, now I know where they live.