Stunning macro shots of insects... • Non-Gaming • Photography • Eurogamer.net

Retroid Moderator 28 Jun 2006 12:24:50 45,464 posts
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Blimey

Oh, there are some frogs too ;p

pjmaybe 28 Jun 2006 12:25:47 70,666 posts
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/watches Mike running very fast towards the distant horizon

Peej

Retroid Moderator 28 Jun 2006 12:27:57 45,464 posts
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Only one wasp and no arachnids ;p

sam_spade 28 Jun 2006 12:30:07 15,745 posts
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Tasteful and artistic.

Deleted user 28 June 2006 12:31:13

/Scratched profusely.

Amazing shots some of em. WTF is that mantis/butterfly thing?

Raid 28 Jun 2006 12:31:55 980 posts
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Was that a praying mantis with wings?

...wait, do they have wings normally?

Retroid Moderator 28 Jun 2006 12:32:56 45,464 posts
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jamesphilp wrote:
WTF is that mantis/butterfly thing?

There are some bizarre critters there! I wonder what some of them are...

Retroid Moderator 28 Jun 2006 12:33:19 45,464 posts
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dravenclarke wrote:
i thought this one was the best, it almost looks like a painting that the insect has posed for

I loved the background!

HoraceGoesSquiffy 28 Jun 2006 12:35:58 1,563 posts
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dravenclarke wrote:

Raid wrote:
Was that a praying mantis with wings?

...wait, do they have wings normally?

Some can, i think its only the 'queen' type that do though.. like ants?

Some stick insects also have wings

All praying mantis have wings

Really nice shots btw - technically clear as a bell.

/goes out looking for creepy crawlies

Edited by HoraceGoesSquiffy at 12:42:55 28-06-2006

UncleLou Moderator 28 Jun 2006 12:38:12 40,723 posts
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Wow, some really great shots. Nice find.

Carlo 28 Jun 2006 12:41:32 21,801 posts
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I want a macro lens

(Great Find BTW!)

BravoGolf Moderator 28 Jun 2006 12:45:51 12,787 posts
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Excellent shots. Posers, the lot of 'em

Deleted user 28 June 2006 12:46:34

"Eeeeexcellent.."

HoraceGoesSquiffy 28 Jun 2006 12:47:41 1,563 posts
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Gremmi wrote:
"Eeeeexcellent.."

lol! the little dude really is rubbing his stumpy bits together!

Edited by HoraceGoesSquiffy at 12:56:46 28-06-2006

Flightrisker 28 Jun 2006 12:48:06 18,139 posts
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I, for one, welcome our insect overlords.

Awesome pics.

djchump 28 Jun 2006 12:53:27 4,463 posts
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Holy shit it's eating it's own arse!

omg... I'm scared now. If that thing flew past me it would instantly be a "touching cloth" moment :-O

Deleted user 28 June 2006 12:54:11

Amazing.

deem 28 Jun 2006 12:58:39 31,667 posts
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Stormflood 28 Jun 2006 13:18:32 2,262 posts
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Aaaahh, look at the pretty butterfl..AAAAAARGHH!!!

Deleted user 28 June 2006 13:25:46

deem wrote:
Obviously not in the same league as the link, but I've taken some I'm quite chuffed with.

Not quite the most exotic beasts to be found in my back garden in Tottenham though!

Wheeee

ElectricDemon 28 Jun 2006 14:11:40 2,415 posts
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Whoa, those shots are stunning indeed!

Like yours as well deem, particularly the "aphid on snail" one, and the head-on shot of the beetle

Deleted user 28 June 2006 14:15:55

Well, it's great that those shots have boosted the confidence of those little bugs but i'm really not sure this is quite the right place...

My little sis is a rather good photographer - i'll see of i can find a copy of one particularly good shot of a grasshopper she took a little while back. It was published in The Sun a few weeks back for their garden wildlife photography compo - a cropped version of it at least.

Lukus 28 Jun 2006 14:36:09 24,643 posts
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If ever you needed inspiration for some character designs in games. Nature is the best place to look. Those are awesome. I love stuff like this!

squaylor 28 Jun 2006 15:12:41 3,737 posts
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Like Venus the Flytrap on the Atari ST, which was a pretty nifty platform game considering how old it is.

Great photos, thanks for the link

pjmaybe 28 Jun 2006 15:15:37 70,666 posts
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Gremmi wrote:

deem wrote:
Obviously not in the same league as the link, but I've taken some I'm quite chuffed with.

Not quite the most exotic beasts to be found in my back garden in Tottenham though!

Wheeee

/exhales beverage

Peej

Retroid Moderator 30 Jun 2006 01:33:25 45,464 posts
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squaylor wrote:
Like Venus the Flytrap on the Atari ST, which was a pretty nifty platform game considering how old it is.

\o/

Quite a good game, that!

However, Even more macro insects! \o/

byron_hinson 30 Jun 2006 06:33:28 1,529 posts
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Now if only I knew what lens was used!

javvyman 30 Jun 2006 07:30:46 723 posts
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Here come the Men in Black, the galaxy defenders.
Here come the Men in Black, they won't let you remember...