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Curled Millipede

Posted by Betty (New Jersey, United States) on 9 June 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Jess touched it with her foot!

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Comments (24)

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

WOW, check out the clarity and details, wow wonderful find and beautifully photographer, way the go Girl :)

9 Jun 2008 1:04am

@Lorraine: Thank you, Lorraine!

Masoud Nahali from Tehran, Iran

strongly clear and nice. this is a great closeup, I love it so much.

9 Jun 2008 3:32am

@Masoud Nahali: Thank you, Masoud.

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Interesting defensive posture! Cool shot Betty!

9 Jun 2008 5:35am

@Craig: Thank you.

Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States

Wow, look at ALL those legs curled against it's body.
I guess he liked eating your clover!

9 Jun 2008 5:39am

@Judy: I think it's amazing that it can curl up like that and fold in all those legs!

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Curled this way, it almost looks like a chambered nautilus shell, with legs.

9 Jun 2008 6:01am

@Viewfinder: You are right! It does!

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Wonderful. Like a shell! Love the detail and color!

9 Jun 2008 6:38am

@Michael Skorulski: Thank you, Michael!

Cheryl from Texas, United States

cool detail! look at all those legs curled up!

9 Jun 2008 6:44am

@Cheryl: Thanks!

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

fantastic shot, great detail

9 Jun 2008 7:13am

@Alun Lambert: Thanks!

saeed from ahwaz, Iran

Wow! grat macro and awesome! nicely done

9 Jun 2008 7:23am

@saeed: Thank you, Saeed.

Your Daughter from United States

I still think he's gross! Great pic though, Mom!!! Glad I spotted him for ya! Of course, he was sorta hard to miss....

9 Jun 2008 8:54am

@Your Daughter: He's not gross, he's beautiful... spiders are gross!

Chris from South Jersey, United States

Great detail - but he is kind of gross (I agree with your daughter!!). Nice colors and I love the contrast between the green clover and his body.

9 Jun 2008 8:56am

@Chris: Thanks, Chris... I think he knew it was going to be hot and he was trying to escape the heat!!!

MJ from Delaware, United States

really great detail.....his legs almost look like Licorice.... great colors and contrast

9 Jun 2008 9:17am

@MJ: Thanks, MJ! The way it folded its legs just amazed me!

e. from New York, NY, United States

Wow, this is really incredible! The colors are beautiful.

9 Jun 2008 10:32am

@e.: Thank you, e.

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

You are getting some wonderful shots of this little centipide. He almost looks like a snail when he is all curled up. No matter how creepy this creeper is, the detail in this shot is wonderful.

9 Jun 2008 11:25am

@Marion: Thanks, Marion!

alex centrella from California, United States

nice close up, so stunning.

9 Jun 2008 12:00pm

@alex centrella: Thank you, Alex.

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

Very good take!

9 Jun 2008 12:21pm

@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Thank you, Wolfgang.

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

This one is more impressive because of his defensive posture. And we can see his crowds of legs. Well done !!

9 Jun 2008 3:10pm

@Evelyne Dubos: My daughter touched it with her toe, these curl up at the slightest touch! Thank you, Evelyne.

baba from Spain

Beautiful image, excellent shot !!

9 Jun 2008 5:20pm

@baba: Thank you.

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

I knew it... you touched it didn't you? This seems to be their response to that...

9 Jun 2008 7:47pm

@Earnest: Not me, I wouldn't touch it! My daughter touched it with her toe!

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

It sure looks beautiful. Nice shot.

9 Jun 2008 8:32pm

@Michael Rawluk: Thank you, Michael.

John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States

Wow, great details and clarity. Fantastic macro shot.

9 Jun 2008 9:28pm

@John Maslowski: Thank you, John.

Rags from Plano, United States

very cool!

9 Jun 2008 11:07pm

@Rags: Thanks.

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

nice shot

9 Jun 2008 11:39pm

@Saeed: Thanks.

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

I don't think I knew what a millipede looked like before this. Thanks.

11 Jun 2008 6:12am

@Anita: This is a very large one, very small ones travel in packs of thousands! That's creepy!

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