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Just for Ken....
Just for Ken....
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Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: Big Lake, Alaska
Date: Jun 4, 2008
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 4, 2008

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Ken, Art Roflmao, mentioned he would like to see this to scale. Well, since I let the original go, I had to search all over for another one of these odd bugs. I actually found one! Here it is to scale for you Ken. As you can see it's head is not as big as a horses. The entire bug isn't even worth a dime.

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06/24/2008 04:22:37 AM
wow .. excellent shot .. i think he's a lot smaller than the ones we have on the firetrail .. this guy must be from the smaller side of the family .. the one's i see around here are probably twice that size . :)
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06/10/2008 05:17:13 PM
OMG, is this real? It looks so bizarre. Terrific use of the coin for scale.
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06/06/2008 05:32:31 PM
oh my gosh..you have more! next thing you'll be showing us pics of the D-con man...

that is an amazing macro-look at the way the little snout curls under...good for sucking your blood I bet
and i think you can step on it now!! :)
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06/06/2008 01:57:10 AM
Uh oh. SQUISH IT!!!!!!! Find the other one and SQUISH IT TOO!!! I love the scale though. You could send this to a university or something :) I want that lens!
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06/04/2008 10:29:28 PM
Good grief...look at the size of that dime!!!

eta...hmmm, maybe I should have read down so I wouldn't have made the same damn joke! Oh well!

Message edited by author 2008-06-04 22:30:45.
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06/04/2008 07:26:17 PM
No, he's worth much more than a dime!

I love the little guy.
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06/04/2008 06:25:58 PM
Hmmm, looks like some sort of weevil, but not quite sure what... or it's an alien! Nice job using the dime for scale, really drives home what a tiny little bugger he is.
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06/04/2008 10:13:52 AM
Wow I love this insect. Looks prehistoric with its fur and long nose thing. Only in Alaska you say?
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06/04/2008 09:40:24 AM
What an interesting bug! Because he's similar in color to the coin, I had to read the description to be sure it wasn't some "weird 3-D coin"!

Super shaprness and cool factor.

Crit. Analysis: just a minor nit about the foreground edge of the coin. Not important here in your context, but pretty easy to fix anyway.
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06/04/2008 09:24:30 AM
WOW, the detail in this is fantastic ... I think I am going to have to buy one of these lenses!! I prefer this one on the coin to give scale, but both are awesome shots
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06/04/2008 08:13:50 AM
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!! What a strange looking bug!!!!! So freaky and this is a most excellent photo of it.
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06/04/2008 07:00:54 AM
What a funny looking bug! So crisp and clear. Very well done.
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06/04/2008 06:57:20 AM
O-M-G! THAT is the biggest dime I have ever seen!! Good luck trying to get it away from that alien monster! :P

LOL - Thanks Linda! Incredible macros - this and the original! Man you are making me want that lens. Would you sell it to me for a giant dime?
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06/04/2008 06:37:43 AM
thats a cool looking bug. :)
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