Earwig (I hate them!)

[Bilbo_baggin]

Out of the many insects in the garden, one of the ones I truly hate is the earwig. There is just something about them that sets my skin crawling... Ughh... Might have been my brother saying to me when I was a kid that they go in your ears and eat your brains....

Anyway, this delightful (not) creature was on a leaf in the lily of the valley. I think it had fallen off the garden bench cos I saw one there a couple of nights ago, and it's a more natural place I think for them to hide (remind me not to sit on the bench late at night moon watching - it would be just my luck one would find it's way too close to me for comfort!)

Tried a slightly different angle in a couple of other shots, but this one shows it off nicely (I know, the pincers blur away, but that's macro DoF for you).


C&C as always encouraged.


Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: Sigma 105
Image Date: 2010-08-02
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f/9.5
Exposure Time: 0.0056 s (1/180)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Manual)
Color Space: sRGB
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: www.pauliddon.co.uk








Paul.

[chesser]

Great picture Paul lovely and sharp, great colouring too! p.s I hate them too....

[peterc4]

orrible fookers, even worse close up