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Long legs!
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Copyright: didier garnier (ddg) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-11-13
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5000
Exposure: f/4.4, 1/16 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-12-21 6:42
Viewed: 1614
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
For Felipe Mateo and Cristina (extramundi).Leiobunum rotundum. Order Opiliones. These are not real spiders, but resembles the spiders very much because they also have eight legs. They belong to the class Arachnida like the spiders, ticks and mites, scorpions and pseudoscorpiones. 3500 known species are known. 27 are found in NW-Europe. This order can be divided in three families: Nemastomatidae, Phalangiidae and Trogulidae.
Harvestmen have an oval shaped body. The front and back of the body is grown together in contrast to spiders where the front and back end is separated by a stalk (pedicel). They have two eyes in the middle of their head looking sideways. They are also known as "harvestmen". Most of the harvestmen have long legs, but not all. The Opiliones do not possess poison glands but has instead glands that produce a stinky odor. They also have no silk glands or spinners. Harvestmen eat everything (omnivorous). They catch small insects or eat the decays of any dead animal, bird dung and other facial material, all kind of plant material and fungi. She normally is active during the night.
The high magnifications show the structure of the cheliceral digit and the end of the legs. How one can observe it they are frightening weapons!! ISO 200.
From: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Opiliones/Opiliones.htm
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Bonjour Didier!
Amazing presentation. you are great teacher :-)))
Thank you!

Hi Didier,
Great presentation. Unique, and very interesting. This is a great teaching shot for everyone. Nice work
Scott

A very interesting serie.Also I agree with the other critiques,great teaching shot.TFS,

Great presentation and very well illustrated Didier. Excellent detailed closeup insets. Very good note also..
Well done & Merry Christmas!

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-12-21 9:54]

Personal assessment of the photo: excellent montage.
Good visual impact.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you Didier.
-20C this morning here. Brrr!

Hi Didier,
wow, that's like from a schoolbook for insects.
So interesting, how could you come so near?
Excellent work, I enjoyed looking very much, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Excellent Presentation Didier,
Good detail and colours. Great POV and sharpness.
Nicely composed and good exposure.
Thanks for posting. Enjoy the rest of the week.
Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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  • pgmoni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 342 W: 95 N: 610] (2556)
  • [2005-12-21 15:25]

Excellente idée, bien réalisée, ce montage. La photo principale est un peu surexposée, c'est dommage.

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  • klemmg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 40 N: 484] (1719)
  • [2005-12-21 16:33]

Very intesting presentation, all shots have a very good quality, but I find all those smaller shots and arrows a bit difficult to grasp quickly. Could be improved by showing the actual areas in a quare rather than red circle that are then enlarged.
As is, a very good presentation.
Gabi
:) :) are being late delivered (ran out of smileys for today).

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-12-22 3:36]

Hello Didier!
Magnificent capture and presentation.POV,details,lighting and framing are wonderful.Excellent work!TFS...:-)

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-12-23 4:18]

This is kind of post which I like most! Very, very interesting presentation with view of all arachnid and close-ups of details. Great note and picture.

Well done Didier. Very interesting documentary post. I like what you have done with the insets.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-12-25 0:28]

Didier, this is another great presentation by you.

I like sharpness and lighting a lot.

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  • Avare Silver Note Writer [C: 8 W: 4 N: 75] (514)
  • [2005-12-26 6:56]

Bonjou Didier,

C'est une excellente présentation. TFS.

Hi Didier,
Great educational picture with sharp details.
Thank you and have a happy new year!

hi,
Excellent details and work!
I'ts amaizing!

Ana:)

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-01-09 12:59]

Hello Didier. Je refais un petit tour avec les amis de TN... J'ai un 350D mais pas encore le temps de m'en servir. Compliments pour cette photo originale et instructive ! Merci !

Extremely well done, Didier. The information informs us of this unusual arachnid in a graphic and straightforward way. The insets are terrific.

Bonjour Didier,
Beau montage et présentation très intéressante.
Bravo et merci.
Emmanuel

Superbe photo éducatrice, Didier! Est-ce que les petites imagettes sont de toi également? Tu nous fourni Beaucoup d'informations sur un petit nombre de pixel :-) Je regarderai de plus proches nos Opilions québécois :-) Merci pour cette belle tranche éducative,

Michel

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