(1) Photography Lovers Journal and Techniques: Wildlife Photography ~ The Ladybird Beetle

Good morning to all members, especially to the admin @derangedvisions and the moderator @castleberry.

To the admins and moderators I've mentioned, please allow me to share my shots in this community. I've read all the rules; please guide me if there are any errors in this first post.

In addition to sharing my shots, I'll also share tips and techniques for taking photos using only a cell phone camera. I'll explain the photography techniques, specifically for photographing small animals, at the end of this post in the photo caption.

Okay, friends, first, I'll briefly describe the photo I'm about to submit: a photo of the Ladybird Beetle.

This beetle is very small and very cute; round, yellow, sometimes orange, with black spots. This beetle was often played with when I was a child, and some say it's a farmer's best friend in repelling rice pests.

According to an article I read, the colorful, hard wings are actually the elytra, or forewings. The hind wings are transparent and are usually folded under the forewings when not in use. Their diet is predominantly carnivorous, feeding on small, plant-sucking animals such as aphids.

Classification of Ladybugs

• Superkingdom: Holozoa

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Arthropoda

• Class: Insecta

• Order: Coleoptera

• Superfamily: Coccinelloidea

• Family: Coccinellidae

📷📷📷📷📷📷📷📷~~📷📷📷📷📷📷📷Photo Captions:

1. 📷📱Camera: All photos are mine, taken using a Redmi 12 C camera in Photo Mode with 3.2x Zoom.

2. 🎨🖌️ Photo Editor: Using Snapseed with the Pop effect and Vignette at 50, or you can adjust the light. (If you want a clearer photo, you can edit it using img Upscaler)

3. 🗓️ Photographing Date and Location: All photos were taken at the Plantation - December 24, 2025

Additional note: A small portion of the written description was taken from Wikipedia - https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbang\_koksi