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Out of the dark


Out of the dark
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Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 386 W: 63 N: 1139] (3493)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-15
Categories: Insects
Camera: Konika Minolta Dynax 7D, Minolta AF 100 Macro
Exposure: f/22, 1/125 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-17 23:24
Viewed: 470
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lesser known backyard inhabitants:

This chilopod rarely ventures out from under rotten logs and stones. To my big surprise I had never seen an animal like this and I had a hard time to find any literature on it.

What it turned out to be was in hierarchical order the following: Myriapoda; Chilopoda; Linotaeniidae (=Scolioplanidae, Dignathodontidae); Strigamia sp. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (http://data.gbif.org/species/) was of some help.

It might not be rare after all, it might just be confounded with Geophilids. Linotaeniids are represented with 7 genera in my region but occur worldwide.

Here follows a description of the predacious animal: it has 73 leg pairs, it is 60 mm long, gets slimmer towards the tiny head. It is blind, tergites are smooth and of the same length, the antennae have 14 segments.
Heaven, cataclysta, anel, TAZ, JORAPAVI, jazdzurka, peter_stoeckl has marked this note useful
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Hallo Dieter!

Hoffentlich gibt's am Wochenende auch derart herrliche Bilder zu schiessen! Fantastisch, wie du das Ganze inszeniert hast. Die Einheit der Farben macht das Bild noch spezieller, die Belichtung war wohl nicht einfach, ist aber gut gelungen. Spannend ist auch der erklärende Text.

Liebe Grüsse

Markus

Hello Dietrich
Fantastic shot. Great object and very good title. your photo is nicely composed sharp with perfect background and composition
Nothing to critique
TFS
Krzysztof

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 0 N: 1959] (8315)
  • [2008-04-18 2:26]

Guten Tag Dieter,
Kunsvoll geschwungen Dein Myriapod und im schönsten Licht gezeigt. Interessante Erklàrungrn dazu. Was wollen wir mehr?
Auf bald
Anne

Hi Dietrich,very nice work,wonderfull and unusual position of this little animal,excellent quality of sharpness and colours,i like a lot the environment and the lights,my best compliments,Luciano

Hi Dietrich

I like the unusual presentation here, with the play with light and dark. great sharpness and composition.

TFS
Emma

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2008-04-18 8:58]

Hello Dietrich,
Great and original macro, it is a pleasure for my eyes !
The "+++" : composition, nice subject, pose/shape, POV, sharpness, DOF, blurred BG, contrast on BG, exposure, warm colors, useful complementary note...
The "-" : nothing...
Congratulations and thanks for sharing,
Christian

Hola Dietrich,
Excelente macro el que nos muestras con gran definición y detalles de este Myriapoda, muy interesante como es habitual en la información que acompañas. Saludos
José Ramón

Hi Dietrich
Very good picture. Good exposition and composition.
Wonderful sharpness.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing
Ania

Hallo Dieter,
einmal mehr staune ich über die Präzision der Abbildung und Rafinesse der Beleuchtung Deiner Ausflüge in dunkle Lebenswelten unserer nächsten Umgebung. Ein faszinierendes Urweltwesen in sehr gekonnt festgehaltener Suchbewegung.
Mit Dank und besten Grüßen,
Peter

Original y elegante trabajo Dietrich, con un efectivo tratamiento de la luz y sobre todo del color. Me encanta.
Un abrazo y que tengas un buen fin de semana: Josep Ignasi.

Hello Dietrich,

An excellent image, beside being technically excellent, you managed to catch this little animal in a wonderful pose, excellent composition.

Thanks,
John

Hi Dietrich

I have to admit, I have never heard of this creature before. It sort resembels a blind centipede. But why does it have 73 pairs of legs and not 74 (lol)? Nature is wonderful and always full of surprises. Today I have learnt something, thanks.
Great shot by the way. I really like the light. Excellent composition and sharpness.

Chris

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