{"id":39820,"date":"2024-04-11T15:20:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T22:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=39820"},"modified":"2024-04-12T01:14:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T08:14:41","slug":"resorts-world-releases-112000-ladybugs-to-help-fight-pests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/resorts-world-releases-112000-ladybugs-to-help-fight-pests\/","title":{"rendered":"Resorts World Releases 112,000 Ladybugs to Help Fight Pests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Resorts World held its annual ladybug release on April 10, 2024. This is the third annual release of the adorable pest-slayers.<\/p>\n

We should probably address this up front: We understand “ladybug” may be triggering to some, but that’s what they’re called. “Personbugs” is clumsy, so we’re going to stick with the traditional name despite the risk of cancellation.<\/p>\n

Anyway, we mostly took photos of the ladybug release as an excuse to talk about depth of field, but we might accidentally talk about the Resorts World event as well.<\/p>\n

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Ladybugs, cuddly yet horrifying.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

See, in the realm of photography, the photo you just viewed is virtually impossible.<\/p>\n

It’s called “macro” or “close-up” photography, and involves capturing a tiny subject up close.<\/p>\n

The complicating factor in macro photography is something called “depth of field,” the portion of an image that’s in focus. In the case of our ladybug photo, the depth of field is just a few hairs wide. Or deep. Whatever. That’s why the face of the ladybug is out of focus, while the shell and wings are in focus. This particular ladybug asked to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n

Here’s the contraption we used to capture the ladybug photos you see in this story.<\/p>\n

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Local news came to cover the ladybug release @ResortsWorldLV<\/a> today, but not all tools are created equal. pic.twitter.com\/24QAvn2v6Y<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) April 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n