Acanthocephala
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Acanthocephala
The morning after a long hard rain I found this chap admiring his reflection in the hood of a (black) car. Having survived the night, he seemed disinclined to move and held his position for a 120 image stack before ambling off to face another day.
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Re: Acanthocephala
Very nice! Looks like he has his proboscis stuck down into a drop of water, so might be having his morning refreshments.
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Re: Acanthocephala
My thanks to you all for your kind comments.
Rik, I would submit that what might be interpreted as his proboscis is actually the terminal portion of his right front foot with its reflection, perhaps made more confusing by distortion from a water droplet. I tried to produce a stereo view to help with this, but both my computer and I ran out of memory before I got a satisfactory one made. Here's a cropped image, though.
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Rik, I would submit that what might be interpreted as his proboscis is actually the terminal portion of his right front foot with its reflection, perhaps made more confusing by distortion from a water droplet. I tried to produce a stereo view to help with this, but both my computer and I ran out of memory before I got a satisfactory one made. Here's a cropped image, though.
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Re: Acanthocephala
I think you're right. The crop helps a lot. Thanks!leonardturner wrote: ↑Sun Jun 27, 2021 3:28 amRik, I would submit that what might be interpreted as his proboscis is actually the terminal portion of his right front foot with its reflection, perhaps made more confusing by distortion from a water droplet.
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