Out in the landscpe and what did I see.
Waking across a rock and looking like a leaf.
A big ole Katydid looking back at me.
Out in the landscpe and what did I see.
Waking across a rock and looking like a leaf.
A big ole Katydid looking back at me.
nature has no boss 
This is fantastic! I love the markings on its face!
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HI, those are cool marking almost like a tribal tattoo in a way. Hope your weeks off to a great start.
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I’ve sniffed many Katydids but never appreciated them until your pic.
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Well, I have never sniffed one and only seen a few around here. How do they smell? 🙂
Hope your week is off to a great start.
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Kind of musty
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Thanks, Now that I know I won’t have to try to get close enough to find out.
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I agree about the markings, they are fascinating.
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Yes, very interesting and I wonder what they have evolved to say?
Hope you are having a great day.
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Love how much detail you can see on the face.
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Hi Kathy, macro photography while frustrating is fun as a window into a new view of the world.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks Sara.
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Great macro, Mike. I love insects’ sweet little faces.
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I bet if we had the visual acuity to see the eyes and faces of insects like we do larger animals we would think of them is a whole different way.
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Agreed. For now, at least one larger animal (me) already does (http://wp.me/p28k6D-1OE). 😀
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Very cool blog.
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Cool. It’s face looks like petroglyphs.
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Thanks Steven. Hope your day is off to a great start.
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Excellent closeup – and a neat species, not like the katydids I know in my area at all.
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Hi Tom, we don’t see many of these guys around here so it was fun for me to see this guy. How are the ones you have different?
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Absolutely fascinating photo, Mike. Love the details that would be impossible to see without the macro. She’s a marvel of creation!
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Hi Eliza, i agree macro photography when it works well sure opens up a whole new view into the world.
Hope your week is off to a great start.
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Excellent! I’ve never noticed the pattern and detail on the head of the Katydid before.
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HI LB, The detail and pattern on this ones face is pretty cool indeed. I don’t see many of these so I am not sure all have the same kind of detail.
Hope your week is going well.
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Thanks, Mike, the week is … let’s just say, never dull! 🙂
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Well, I hope it is not dull in a good way.
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Awesome! I wondered what they looked like up close.
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Hi Terri, thanks for the feedback as we really appreciate the comments. The face up close is wild with all those marking and was quite a surprise to me as well.
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Impressive head.
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