New Nymph WHEEL BUGS Change Color

They emerge yellow-orange and reddish but soon they are red and black.

The same individual is centered in all of these photos.

The positioning of the camera, flashes as well as exposures were changed during the course of this sequence.

However, the slow darkening of the yellow color is apparent.

D80#5715 May 9, 2009 2:57 PM

D80#5716 May 9, 2009 3:03 PM

D80#5717 May 9, 2009 3:05 PM

D80#5718 May 9, 2009 3:06 PM

D80#5719 May 9, 2009 3:08 PM

D80#5720 May 9, 2009 3:09 PM

D80#5724 May 9, 2009 3:13 PM

D80#5727 May 9, 2009 3:17 PM

D80#5729 May 9, 2009 3:21 PM

D80#5730 May 9, 2009 3:22 PM

D80#5733 May 9, 2009 3:26 PM

D80#5734 May 9, 2009 3:28 PM

D80#5735 May 9, 2009 3:30 PM

D80#5736 May 9, 2009 3:31 PM

The camera position changed with this photo, when the nymph left the egg case.

D80#5737 May 9, 2009 3:34 PM

D80#5738 May 9, 2009 3:39 PM

D80#5739 May 9, 2009 3:41 PM

D80#5740 May 9, 2009 3:48 PM

D80#5743 May 9, 2009 4:05 PM

D80#5744 May 9, 2009 4:16 PM

D80#5745 May 9, 2009 4:25 PM

D80#5746 May 9, 2009 4:33 PM

D80#5747 May 9, 2009 4:43 PM

D80#5748 May 9, 2009 4:53 PM

The nymph isn't yet completely black, but keeping up with this individual became quite difficult with the eye at this point.

D80#5749 May 9, 2009 5:03 PM

Side-by-side views showing 1-1/2 hours

The scale is different due to the varying camera position, but showing the color change is the objective here.

D80#5736 May 9, 2009 3:31 PM

D80#5749 May 9, 2009 5:03 PM