Macro Shoot: The Centipede

[Roemello]

Something I'm sure everyone's seen at one point or another... they look harmless enough... even if a bit freaky with all them legs scurrying about. But when ya look a little closer.... yikes!

[Frong]

Geh... don't remind me. I found three of those huge, creepy bastards in my laundry room within the span of a week or two sometime last fall. I didn't even notice the first one on the wall next to me until I was almost right on top of it. Startled and weirded the living crap out of me. Thank God I haven't seen any of them since. I was lucky enough to find and kill all three of them before my cats found them, and I'd rather not deal with that possibility again.

[Masamune]

*falls back off chair*

[Frong]

I guess I must be desensitized or something. I completely forgot what the macro threads were about (when I clicked on it, I thought it would have something to do with the classic video game Centipede ), yet didn't even flinch when I scrolled down and saw the fugliness. Go me?

[Roemello]

I've posted enough of the stuff, so no surprise to be desensitized. Though I did get a good laugh outta Masa's reaction Kinda interesting how they look ridiculously magnified I wouldn't even have known it was there had it not been for one of my kittahs spotting it. I opened the door and noticed her staring at the hinge... then batting at it, then saw the thing go running as all three of us chased it down Thankfully I got to it first so it didn't end up in one of their bellies

[Diabolique]

Aren't those awesome shots? They make me get itchy...but look at the detail!!!

[Frong]

I've posted enough of the stuff, so no surprise to be desensitized.

See, you actually have a good reason to be desensitized - you're the one taking the photos of the stuff. I dunno what the heck MY excuse is.

I wouldn't even have known it was there had it not been for one of my kittahs spotting it. I opened the door and noticed her staring at the hinge... then batting at it, then saw the thing go running as all three of us chased it down Thankfully I got to it first so it didn't end up in one of their bellies

Exactly my point. I'm pretty sure centipedes aren't supposed to be part of a cat's regular diet.

[soloist]

Laughs! Nice images, Roemello! Actually,
I can appreciate such detail in these i-
mages since it gives me a greater
sense adoration for these inse-
cts. I used to play with a lot
of insect when I was you-
ng thanks to one of m-
y brothers, so I gue-
ss I'm desensitiz-
ed as well (lau-
ghs). I would
have liked
to have
seen
the
:

(torso portion...)





(nice images...)

[Roemello]

I only posted a sampling of the total shots taken, but I did do a couple torso. Here ya go!


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[NOA Imawario]

Those things are actually extremely poisonous. Cool how you managed to get those shots.