Scolopendra dehaani & his little buddy

[mygale]

Scolopendra dehaani by mygale

Sony Alpha 7RII + Cognisys StackShot + 50mm Componon
Stacked from 129 images (90µm), Helicon B+C.
Flash setup, DIY concave paper diffuser + reflector, 50 Megapixel.
2h working on the setup
2h photography
5h stacking & retouching


The holding mechanism (whatever) is also the reflector.


Injecting water into the antenna, which didn't really work. They dehydrated to fast again so I had to paint most of the antenna.




And alive:
Scolopendra sp. stock images by mygale

[BugEZ]

Nice stack and superb composite “live” images. In the live composite are they individual images or stacks? Is the centipede placed on a reflective surface?

Keith

[Lou Jost]

Looks like he may have TWO buddies...there's something suspicious about 45 degrees up and to the right of the first buddy, just above the antenna.

[mygale]

All individual, and with burst mode. It was non stop running for 3h. It's in a plastic container.

It had many buddies, I cleaned it before by hand with water and brushes but one survived that.

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