Right side up - Up side down - But not inside out

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This one I got lucky with. We had quite a cold snap over night. This

Centepede (cormocephalus) was found in a persons wood pile while they have been cleaning up due to a white ant problem and they gave it to me for some pics.

 

Being so cold and this guy being exothermic it wasnt moving a great deal as my heater was not running so I made the most of it.

 

Here you can see a Dorsal (Right way up) and a Ventral (Its upside down) of the critter , you can see each of its 19 pairs of legs. 1 leg has recently had trauma and a bit is missing. All of its hidden and not often seen for the world to see. Sorry little guy you have lost all of your dignity.

 

A fascinating view that I was wanting to see for myself but be able to share also.

 

I flipped and mirrored the ventral image in Photoshop as I made the composite.

 

I photographed the little one through picture frame glass

 

 

Location , Wodonga , VIC , Australia 🇦🇺

 

 

Helicon Focus

Adobe PS

Topaz Labs Denoise AI

 

 

📷 Olympus EM1 Mkii

 

🔎 OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO + Custom Lens Hood by ME

 

Hand held and manually gathered focus stacks of 23 and 31 images

 

⚡ Godox V1

 

️ CJ Diffuser.

 

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Have a nice day

 

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