Walking Stick
Here's the "Walking Stick" insect that caught my attention. From more than a foot or so away, it looks exactly like a twig - amazing!
Update: Lea asked, quite reasonably, where the head is on this creature - it really does look like a stick, which of course has no head. The head is towards the top of the photo - you can see the antennae coming out of it. From normal viewing distance, you can't really see that there is a head. But just for real fun, here is a closeup of the head - I guess we should call her "Squinty?"
posted by SteveR at 9:04 PM
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6 Comments:
Yikes! This is not for those who are squeemish about bugs :).
Nice composition, did you wait for it to walk over the wall crack?
The wall color is a nice match with the insect.
--WT
Thanks, Warren,
I moved the poor bug so that it was over the crack - thought it made for a more interesting photo (but I shoulda taken some "plain" ones - didn't think about that;-)
I had thick garden gloves on, but these guys, although fairly large, aren't a problem - they spend their lives acting like twigs, so they are very passive.
I used to be much more squeemish about bugs, snakes, etc, until early 2000 when I first saw the late Steve Irwin on TV. His enthusiasm for animal life really drew me in, and I started to appreciate the beauty and just pure "amazingness" of creatures in general.
Naturally, when I picked up this guy, I put on an imitation Crocadile Hunter accent and said, to noone in particular, "... have a look at this beauty!"
Nice Steve, I like the sandy texture underneath.
Yes, Steve Irwin will be missed, his shows really brought a lot of great information about exotic animals to us in our living rooms.
Great pic Steve! I love seeing big pictures of little things :D
"They spend their lives acting like twigs" ... hehehe, very well said. Kudos to you for finding an appreciation for life's creatures, even the bugs :)
Question -- where is the head?
That's a really wild close-up shot!
It kind of reminds me of a lobster's head.
Your little A620 takes does great macro.
I like how the legs, shadows, body, and antenna are arranged like spokes on a wheel, with the head as the hub. Very wild.
--WT
That is really awesome!! It's like a whole other world living in the macros -- Love it! :D Such a fine-featured Squinty.. That's an amazing shot!
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