Nature close up, What did you see out there? |
Nature close up, What did you see out there? |
Jul 29 2009, 10:53 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Hey everyone,
Thought it would be good to have a thread for any nature pictures of close up small things you found on your adventures. Flowers, animals, minerals whatever......if you found it outdoors in nature's tiny world, this is the perfect thread to share it in. Post em' up! Here is one to start it off that I shot recently. I know Denise just love's the flowers so the first one is for her. Hibiscuss flower nearly 12" across -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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May 17 2011, 12:09 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Thanks for the info Coalbunny,
I certainly never knew of their scientific name but am well acquainted with them as Camel Spiders or Wind Scorpions. We even have a similar species here in Colorado just referred to as Wind Scorpion. There is much, "untruths", surrounding these critters but I can personally account for their voracious apatite. In Iraq G.I.s would put them in jars and feed them everything they could find. It is amazing how much they can eat. But I do believe they will kill themselves if over feed. By over feeding them I mean, someone would through a Scorpion in the jar and it would eat it, no sooner then it finished that someone would through in another full sized Camel Spider and the looser of that fight would get eaten, on and on until it dies and then they get another. The one in the 1st pic was last year in Southern Iraq. This new pic is a few years ago in Northern Iraq. Down South there is only the one type, up North there seems to be a variety. Have a good one, Woody. -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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