Having a Ball but a Lousey Time

e6filmuser

I found another Pill Louse under the same pile of logs as previously. I got a few shots of it closed up and unwinding. I still need a shot showing the head and the gills both sharp but these tell some kind of story. The uprighting process seems to be very difficult for these crustaceans and there is a lot of rolling around and thrashing about involved.

EM-1, Kiron 105mm macro, f16, flash.

Images uncropped.

Harold

Paul Iddon

Roll up! Roll up!! All the lousy fun of the fair, lol..

Lovely pill.

Paul.

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Paul Iddon wrote: »

Roll up! Roll up!! All the lousy fun of the fair, lol..

Lovely pill.

Paul.

Thanks, Paul.

I have more shots of this one to post, of it on the move.

Harold

Stumblebum

Wow! Learn something everyday! That's a pretty cool critter!

e6filmuser

Stumblebum wrote: »

Wow! Learn something everyday! That's a pretty cool critter!

Thanks.

In the last hour I have rediscovered some misplaced images from our visit to Corsica last year and the last few were of an isopod, possibly a Pill Woodlouse.

Harold

Lord Vetinari

Good captures Harold- #1 looks like a Leonardo da Vinci style mediaeval secret weapon.
Brian v.

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Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Good captures Harold- #1 looks like a Leonardo da Vinci style mediaeval secret weapon.
Brian v.

Thanks, Brian.

Who, knows? Somewhere there may be a sketch...

I love the armour-plated appearance.

Harold

GOLDENORFE

Very good Harold. Good details.

e6filmuser

GOLDENORFE wrote: »

Very good Harold. Good details.

Thanks, Phil.

Harold