Rainy Day Ambush

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:59 pm

Ambush Bug
EOS 350D (Digital Rebel XT)
1/200 sec. @ f/4.5 ISO 100
Canon 430EX Speedlite (-1/3)
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro

It looks a little sad, maybe because it has been raining on it, as it waits for a hapless insect to come by for dinner. It's raining today so I have to get out and shoot between thunderstorms.

PeglegOS · Post by **PeglegOS** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:20 pm

Looks like it's holding a little racing helmet... What is that thing anyways?

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:57 pm

PeglegOS commented:

Looks like it's holding a little racing helmet... What is that thing anyways?

It's an Ambush Bug, head on. That thing that looks like a racing helmet is its powerful forelegs for grasping it prey, while it gorges itself on the succulent, tender, and juicy morsels of insect flesh that it so wontingly devours and savors.

PeglegOS · Post by **PeglegOS** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:46 pm

Ken Ramos wrote:PeglegOS commented:
Looks like it's holding a little racing helmet... What is that thing anyways?
It's an Ambush Bug, head on. That thing that looks like a racing helmet is its powerful forelegs for grasping it prey, while it gorges itself on the succulent, tender, and juicy morsels of insect flesh that it so wontingly devours and savors.

Dang, here comes another sleepless night. You guys have such graphic desciptions...

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:40 am

A very poetic discription Ken. At least you are not using science terms like Attenuated, Denticulated, Emarginated, Lanceolated, Pictinated, and Stridulate

. Good capture Ken.

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:53 am

beetleman wrote:A very poetic discription Ken. At least you are not using science terms like Attenuated, Denticulated, Emarginated, Lanceolated, Pictinated, and Stridulate . Good capture Ken.

For this I'll need a very good dictionary

... or not... if I want to have a calm dreams.

Nice Ken! What is a kind of flower petals? Succulent?

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:45 am

Could it be that I get carried away and over state things, what do you think? Thanks guys!