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'No,' said the child. 'What is it?'
- The Mouse and his Child. Russell Hoban.

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Friday, 16 March 2012

Dijea's Photo Challenge. Macros


Another week, another Dijea Photo Challenge. This time the task is to demonstrate our prowess in macro photography, or 'close-ups' as we used to call it in the old days.
I have plenty of insect images from my work last year, but I think this is one I prefer. It was taken back in the spring, and I think its Caedicia simplex, commonly known as Katydid*. My Andrew Crowe book thinks they may be native, or they may have been blown over from Australia. Either way, this is a youngster, yet to develop wings.
The rose, if you're interested, is 'Graham Thomas' - one of the few that thrives under my non-spray, laissez-faire regime. It has a gorgeous scent.


* A name I was given periodically in my childhood, along with 'What Katy Did Next' and 'K-K-K-Katy'.

5 comments:

  1. Another example of 'nice' v 'nasty' in the insect world. Katydids are nice.

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  2. Weeeell Geebl... They've a nice name (I would say that), but can eat bloody great holes in leaves and petals!

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  3. Oh, Katherine, nice and nasty are not about what they actually do. For me it's about what they are which is a much more subjective and almost esoteric quality. (PS I'm not standing on top of my computer by the way - it emits a loud car horn noise when emails come in and I then take a welcome break from my 'spring' clean).

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  4. Ah, I know all about that esoteric quality from the wonderful feedback to my critter survey last year... :-) I understand.
    (Poop-Poop!)

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  5. (Or is it Ar--OOO---Gah! ?)

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