I was enjoying a Midsummer's Eve picnic with wife and son by lake Långsjön in the Paradiset nature reserve when I noticed a small but very green little something working its way over the ground.
At first I didn't bother with it, but when I finally did, it turned out to be a blue shieldbug (Zicrona caerulea), also known just as the blue bug.
This is a predatory species and not very large - but that colour!
In my excitement over finding it, I completely missed not having the Raynox mounted on the lens so max magnification here is just 1:1 instead of the ~2.6:1 which is possible with the Raynox on.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52178980552/
