vgabndo
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My take on a Tarantula Wasp female.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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David K
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Tarantula Hawks are cool! They can buzz around your Baja campsite and they are not at all interested in stinging you.
Here is a couple close ups of one at Nuevo Mazatlan last August... sorry they aren't real clear!
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David K
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same one...
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Frank
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Maybe I should shave my back, I must look like a big tarantula
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FARASHA
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vgabndo - great perspective, did you place the bug on your lens?
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vgabndo
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She was defunct, and I placed her on her back, lit her with a single tiny L E D, and shot the much larger image on MACRO at high resolution, then
cropped and cropped and cropped.
The flat shape of her head shows in the shadow, a benefit I hadn't expected.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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