Cicada

[S. Alden]

Another one from my files. I am trying to get organized, but it is a difficult process. Organized is just not what I am and by the looks of things, it is not something that will soon be in my immediate future either .

Canon D60
Canon 100mm Macro 2.8
ISO 200
Shutter Speed 1/350
Aperture 8.0
Handheld
Cropping

[nzmacro]

Love perspectives like this Sue. Sharp and good selective focus. Do you get the red and brown varieties where you are Sue ??. I've see them from Australian posters I think it was. We get this variety and a brown one. Some from up your way are really unusual.

All the best Sue, I took two shots the other day a Cicada, nothing as good as this I'm afraid.

Danny.

[S. Alden]

We get the red-eyes that show themselves every seven years. They came out this past year, but I was unable to get images of them .

[Kenv]

Nice one Sue. I wondering what those three little red dots, rather like rubies, are in the centre of the head. If it were a spider I would say they were eyes!
Like Danny says we get the green one here too, the brown one that we get is native to New Zealand.
Ken

[twebster]

Lordy, that's one ugly bug, Sue. But I think you captured his best side.

KenV, the three ruby colored spots on the head are "ocelli". They are, in fact, 3 extra, simple eyes. However, the ocelli are used to detect night/day cycles and help govern the cicada's circadian rhythm.

Best regards as always, Sue

[LBadrick]

Wow, that's a pretty coloured one Sue. Out here they are just dull brown.
Yep, going to have to get organised too. Gonna try out a few image managers. My files are just getting to big to continue drilling down folders within folders.


Regards,

Lee