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cave ghost
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Copyright: Michal Grabowski (cedryk) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 967 W: 50 N: 1722] (5270)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-28
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8700, 35-280 - f2.8-4.2, @ ISO 50, Hoya UV Filter
Exposure: f/7.6, 1/125 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Endangered, Grasshopper & Crickets, Caves and cave life., Grasshopper, Orthoptera of Europe incl. Turkey-1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-10-07 8:13
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Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
cave cricket - Dolichopoda sp.
Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Suborder: Ensifera
Order: Orthoptera

I photographed this amazing cricket with spider-like legs and antennae in Obodska Pecina cave. This deep and beautiful cave contains an underground river - a spring of Crnojevica River, an affluent of the Skadar Lake. The cave is known for several endemic species of invertebrates that occur only there or in few other caves on the Adriatic coast.

Crickets of genus Dolichopoda are widespread in southern Europe. Until now 34 species have been discovered - most of them also endemic to very restricted cave areas. They live in dark, moist environment feeding on the decaying organic matter, eg. on bat feaces. We found large colonies of this flying mammals in the cave.

Please see the workshop to look at the entire body of the cricket and get the idea of length of its appendages.
marhowie, red45, batu, cataclysta, Janice, scottevers7, anel, extramundi has marked this note useful
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Hi Michal,
Cool shot of this cave dweller. I posted a similar camel cricket, shot with the Olympus awhile back..
Excellent use of flash to bring out sharp detail and good color. Very good POV, and composed well also.
Thanx for the full-frame WS.
Nicely done & TFS!

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2636 W: 74 N: 9091] (31094)
  • [2006-10-07 14:48]

Czesc Michal!

Bardzo interesujacy pierwszy 'zwierz' z ostatniej wyprawy. Podoba mi sie brazowy odcien, kompozycja i punkt widzenia. Ostro i szczegolowo. W dodatku zrobic takie zdjecie w jaskini to prawdziwa sztuka.

Oczywiscie bylismy na Jeziorze Szkadarskim, plynelismy nawet statkiem po nim, ale to byla calkowita porazka! Po naczytaniu sie, co tam mozna spotkac, to co zobaczylismy dzieki naszej przewodniczce przeszlo nasze najsmielsze oczekiwania. Zobaczylismy mianowicie - uwaga! - cztery kormorany. I tyle.

A tak w ogole to z dzisiejszej wyprawy przywiozlem sobie sloik kielzy :-) Wpuscilem do akwarium z osliczkami i krewetkami. Na razie wszyscy maja sie dobrz ;-)

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1079 W: 293 N: 4497] (16383)
  • [2006-10-08 4:52]

Hello Michal,
an impressive picture of this cave dweller. Extremely sharp and detailed. Colours are nice and appear very authentic.
Peter

Czesc Misiu
Wreszcie pierwsze zdjecie z Albanii. Fantastyczny zwierzak.
Pozdrawiam
Krzys

Hello Michal,
a very unusual, bizarre looking insect you have presented here with excellent details. Both pictures together make a perfect presentation of this rare endemite species that certainly is new to most of us. Very interesting and unusual contribution, thank you!
Best regards,
Peter

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3277 W: 148 N: 6163] (18832)
  • [2006-10-08 22:32]

Amazing creature, it reminds me of some of the wetas in NZ. Good shot Michal, especially as it was taken in a cave. Well done,
Janice

Hi Michal,
That is an amazing shot on the Cave Cricket. It does look exactly like a spider except for the compound eyes. Your fill flash exposure was excellent here. The colors and detail are super. I am sure it was very dark, so it turned really well. Excellent fame filling composition and great DOF has it all looking great. Very interesting notes too!
Scott

Wonderful looking specimen Michal, well done.

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3053 W: 3 N: 8715] (40574)
  • [2006-10-20 3:24]

Hallo Michal,
I thought that I had made somme comment on this picture and I just notice that I didn't concretize. Really amazing creatures, the inhabitants of caves and their way of live. This cricket looks really like a long-legged ghost.
Best regards
Anne

Michal, It is a great document. The subject is really unique.
Both the close up and the further view are very clear and detailed. Very descriptive but still with artistic point.
I appreciate the double work.
TFS, and best regards.

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