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Published: 2008-08-17 09:56:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 1240; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 0
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Description Shot at three times life size with a Canon MPE-65mm macro lens.

I got the moth to climb onto my left index finger -made it easy to pose him
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Comments: 11

Kinkatia [2008-08-24 19:50:24 +0000 UTC]

Aw, tis so fuzzy! Makes my poor, homesick heart feel a little warmer inside...

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dalantech In reply to Kinkatia [2008-08-25 05:57:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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amelsen [2008-08-19 05:59:44 +0000 UTC]

Ohh.. nice. You can actually see facets in their eyes as well.. just need to get reeaaaaally close.

Nice shot there John

/Allan

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dalantech In reply to amelsen [2008-08-19 09:43:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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labornthyn [2008-08-18 23:26:44 +0000 UTC]

Moths have such a strange intelligence. They seem similar to owls in essence. Like old wizards...

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dalantech In reply to labornthyn [2008-08-19 09:44:34 +0000 UTC]

This one was quite tame once it settled down.

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KillerAngel47 [2008-08-18 03:25:03 +0000 UTC]

Wow!!! Such cool detail!! He's cute/fuzzy little moth too!!

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dalantech In reply to KillerAngel47 [2008-08-18 09:00:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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KillerAngel47 In reply to dalantech [2008-08-19 00:23:13 +0000 UTC]

No probs!!

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FramedByNature [2008-08-17 13:16:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow that is some extreme detail
He certainly needs to clean his eyes

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dalantech In reply to FramedByNature [2008-08-17 14:58:01 +0000 UTC]

A moth's eyes are almost always dirty -they "shed" a lot.

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