I was shooting at a sunset when I felt a small bump at my feet and here was this lovely creation scurrying about. He was a good sized “pede” about 5-6 inches long. And this dude was fast. No time to get the macro kit. It was take it or leave it. I grabbed 3 or for frames as he moved across an asphalt trail and disappeared into the West TX weeds.
Life sometimes come at a 1/5000 of a second and sometimes as in this case a 1/30 of a second. Don’t let it pass you by…†…monos en theos…jim
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Awesome capture! I like millipedes! 🙂
Nice one. I wish I could call it a “lovely creature” as well, but I would have been screaming and probably dropped my camera. I mean, really …how many legs does one need?
in some cases, more than two…..j
Stunning color against really cool texture.
Thank Kitt…this was one of those little gifts we get when we are looking for something else..en theos…jim