Tick with reversed lens.

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Tick with reversed lens.

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Canon EOS 1D Mark II N + Sigma 150 + 50/1.8 reversed + 3 Tubes.
1/250s f/20.0 at 150.0mm iso50 with Flash
Handheld.

Maybe a Tick? He looks like a red skull! :)
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Looking at this one and your other, both appear to be red spider mites but then again I am no bug expert. Great shots of the critter and use of gear. :D
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This mite looks like a human skull on legs! Straight from a horror movie! :)

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Ken Ramos wrote:Looking at this one and your other, both appear to be red spider mites but then again I am no bug expert. Great shots of the critter and use of gear. :D
Thanks Ken. The body shape looks different though. I thought maybe that's why this guy was a Tick. He runs around at a blistering pace! Really fun to watch, but frustrating to try and get a clean shot. :D
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Wim van Egmond wrote:This mite looks like a human skull on legs! Straight from a horror movie! :)

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You know Wim, I thought the exact same thing! :D
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That is even more scary! Cross atlantic telepathy!

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Jody Melanson wrote:He runs around at a blistering pace! Really fun to watch, but frustrating to try and get a clean shot. :D
Nice one again Jody. I heard once that you can slow them down a bit by putting them in a freezer for a short while...
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Excellent picture Jody. I sure am glad that they don`t get much bigger than they are.
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