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Take a good look, friends- this is the kind of tick that carries Lyme disease. Living in New England, that's always a concern for me.
I found this little guy (probably a female actually) on my hand when relaxing at home after a hike, but fortunately, I don't think it bit me. A good reminder to use bug spray even when I don't feel like I need it.
Somerville, MA, November 2, 2017.
I know you aren't supposed to have a blurred foreground, but i think i prefer this one of the two.
Possibly because even though the foreground is blurred, you are still under no doubt what it is.
I also like the way the left foot is kind of peeking around the right foot.
It breaks all the rules but i don't care.
Close look at the head of the Amesthytine python with a tick just behind its eye ... yes that was removed before the snake itself went for a trip well away from the farm it was found on.
This Lowland Paca, Cuniculus paca, was photographed in Panama, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
I found this ghoulish thing on my leg yesterday morning. It was crawling around looking for a spot to sink those gloriously adapted mouthparts in and bloat itself up into a pea-sized sac of my blood.
Fuji S5500 with Canon 50mm f1.8 reversed.
Long (if 5 seconds counts as long!) exposure image of my watch face. Saw a similar concept somewhere on Flickr (can't find it again, sadly) and decided to try it myself.
Made for giddygirlie in the Phat Quarter Comics/Cartoon swap.
I wanted to show the original that I worked from so that some of the weird stitching on the face would make a little more sense.
Blogged here
Legend has it that the number of breaths it takes to blow off all the seeds of a dandelion globe that has gone to seed, is the hour number. Time, anyone?
Or
If blowing seeds is not your idea of telling time, consider this:
"The dandelion is called the rustic oracle; its flowers always open about 5 A.M. and shut at 8 P.M., serving the shepherd for a clock."
Who needs a watch?
Tick
I think I basically murdered Justin's nice design here, and did a terrible job on shaping, but I told him I would make this, so I figured I would photograph it anyway.
Folded out of 9" tissue foil.
Alameda, CA - September 2010. Tick has officially moved out. He was disappearing for longer and longer periods of time, and a day or two after I took this photo, he was gone for good (I assume). He obviously found someone else in the neighborhood to adopt; probably a person who feeds him wet food and whose lap stays home all day. I miss him. I hope he's happy, wherever he is.
Even I draw the line at letting a tick sit on my hand to pose for photos. First one I've seen thats not been attached to the dogs or Jim! I don't know what kind of tick it is, possibly deer or sheep, but its obviously waiting for its next meal. Sheep tick - Lxodes ricinus. Thanks for id Andy.
That's not a coin covered with orange stuff. It's a marble.
Why do I still have a D4 laying around? I should probably cut that out and upload one without the die.