Amazing shots. I just hope I don't see them in my sleep.
January 24, 2009
Anonymous said...
It is truly an unfortunate day when a mantis head shot counts as "least terrifying."
January 24, 2009
Anonymous said...
Did anyone else get a good chuckle out of "The Fly: The Opera"? Because that's what this giant fly head is making me think of. Oh, how I wish it would come to the States! David Cronenberg, you lovable weirdo freakazoid.
It turns out that Opo Terser was the photographer who captured those amazing jumping spider faces. Opo's been gracious enough to let me use some more photos, so I went digging and discovered that Opo has looked more than spiders in the eyes. Enjoy this montage.
Caterpillar head (the stuff of nightmares)
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Large fly head. Looks like a baseball whose seams are coming undone.
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Walking Stick Head - (Phasmatodea)
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Male Praying Mantis Head - (Stagmomantis carolina?)
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Black Soldier Fly Head - (Hermetia illucens)
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Compound Eyes of a Robber Fly - (Holcocephala fusca)
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Pink Grasshopper (species unknown). My girls want one for a pet.
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posted by Raging Wombat at 6:18 AM on Jan 23, 2009
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Close this window Jump to comment formThe caterpillar head looks like a fist covered in cactus spines. Yes, that's the way I think.
January 23, 2009
I think I might use "walking stick-head" as an insult. Not sure what it would mean in that context, but it sure sounds good!
January 23, 2009
Amazing shots. I just hope I don't see them in my sleep.
January 24, 2009
It is truly an unfortunate day when a mantis head shot counts as "least terrifying."
January 24, 2009
Did anyone else get a good chuckle out of "The Fly: The Opera"? Because that's what this giant fly head is making me think of. Oh, how I wish it would come to the States! David Cronenberg, you lovable weirdo freakazoid.
http://www.theflytheopera.com/
January 26, 2009