Digital Guff
Semi!
Posted by Daryl Johnson (Farnham, United Kingdom) on 31 July 2007 in Animal & Insect.
Its that time of year again; these little guys are everywhere.
(semi is Japanese for cicada)
Although I'm now in England, this blog will still feature photos from Japan for the foreseeable future.
I apologise in advance if I'm tardy with commenting on your blogs or returning comments during the week... I will get to you though!
Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States
Ah! So that is what those noisy little critters look like huh? Cool shot!
31 Jul 2007 8:53am
@Craiger: Thanks Craiger!
@Dimitrios: Thanks Dimitrios.
@bm: Cheers bm!
Double KK Photography from West Richland, United States
awesome macro great details and colors
31 Jul 2007 12:45pm
@Double KK Photography: Thanks KK!
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Speaking of wicked... I really like it - great detail. I think in the next one, you need a familiar object to provide a sense of scale. These guys are huge, like flying cigars.
31 Jul 2007 4:08pm
@Damon Schreiber: Yeah, sure I'll get a chance to take more shots over the summer hols!
Chus from Combarro, Spain
Are they bothering you? Let me know and I'll send my beatle warrior I shot today to liquidate them :-)
31 Jul 2007 6:08pm
@Chus: Er... thanks Chus. But they're not bothering me. They're sweet.
@Phil: Thanks Phil!
Patriciatd from Pontevedra, Spain
i have some kind of fobhia when i look those animals at that size and whith such kind of details ......please........!!!!!!!
anyway great shot!
31 Jul 2007 7:45pm
@Patriciatd: Sorry to freak you out Patricia!
Mehrzad from Tehran, Iran
what the horrifying, lovely, cute guy around YOU!
nice detailed shot...
;)
31 Jul 2007 7:48pm
@Mehrzad: Thank you Mehrzad!
Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States
I have never seen anything like that in my life, whoa, how big are they?
1 Aug 2007 12:12am
@Dawn Sutherland: They can be as big as a small old man's hand. Don't you get cicadas in the U.S.? Thought they were everywhere? Maybe too dry in Phoenix?
@RoBeRt: Yeah, but they taste good.
@Orko: Cheers Orko!
@Josh: Thanks Josh.
Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan
Oh my god you managed to capture the semi, excellent photo Daroru!
I only have a photo of a semi that died, so I decided to try to make photos of them and 2 days ago when I was going to the university I tried to make some photos of semis and one of them attacked me, I believe he was some sort of Kamikaze Semi, really aggressive fellow, he went straight to my right eye, coming from the side, so I could only receive the impact; I was only getting ready for making the photos and as a result of the attack I could not make photos, haha, =)
2 Aug 2007 2:24am
@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: I have never heard of an aggressive semi Alfredo! Take care...
@Nick: Cheers Nick!
Olympus C750UZ
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