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Woodlouse - Oniscidea ƒ/8.0, 2 s, 800 ISO

I got a new macro lens. It’s the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro and it totally rocks. It’s a lot of fun, but I haven’t had a ton of time to play around with it yet.

Jerry brought me this Armadillidium (more commonly known as a pill bug) Oniscidea (more commonly known as a woodlouse) that he captured. Interestingly, the pill bug is actually a crustacean. It is really cool that it looks like an armadillo on its back, but it’s so small that you can’t really tell without a magnifying glass.

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4 Comments

 
  1. Im glad to see that your macro lens has finally been put to better use than cracker dents. That was definitely a worthwhile investment in the cool factor.

  2. Cool and gross!

  3. I think what you have isn’t an armadillidium (pill bug) because those roll up as their defense mechanism but yours doesn’t roll up. I think you have some kind of woodlouse (potato bug). Perhaps a Porcellio scaber?

    Either way, I like your macro lens a lot. I look forward to seeing more of what this lens can do!

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  5. Disgustingly cool. I’m pretty sure I’ll be studying these creatures within the next few weeks in zoology. I’ll report back.

 

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