Aphids

I photographed some aphids infesting perennial sunflowers in one of the flower beds.  Their red color caught my eye on a yard tour yesterday.  Using a fancy macro lens on my DSLR camera, I was able to take shots with up to 5X magnification.  Here's a sample shot:

To give you some perspective, these aphids are slightly smaller than a grain of rice.  More than you wanted to know or see?  Okay, I'll stop now ...