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matt_xyz
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: February 2006
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 4,586
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Thu February 15, 2007 2:34pm
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I've never seen one of these before Julie, nicely captured. What sort of size are they? From the photo it looks like it could be massive, but I'm sure it isn't 
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Fourwings
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: September 2005
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 4,438
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Thu February 15, 2007 3:30pm
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Nice images Jules, great detail on such a small subject.
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My website - http://fourwings.zenfolio.com/
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Wild-Woman
Dame Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: February 2006
Location: North Kent
Posts: 9,728
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Thu February 15, 2007 4:26pm
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Thanks lads. It's a sea slater-a huge sea woodlouse. This one was on a sea wall by the River Medway. I have another picture that I may crop hard to show it's amazing compound eyes.I suppose it was the size of a large almond. The anntenae are so long. They must have huge muscles to hold them up and move them.
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The female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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Gwenhwyfar
Wild Member
Registered: July 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 139
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Fri February 16, 2007 3:49am
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Wow what a character he looks. Great capture Jules.
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black
Member of the Wild Empire
Registered: May 2006
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside for my sins
Posts: 465
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Fri February 16, 2007 5:11am
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Excellent shot! Love the low angle you've taken the Sea slater at. As Gwenhwyfar said he looks quite a character
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"The silliest woman can manage a very clever man but it takes a very clever woman to manage a fool"
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Jon
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: March 2006
Location: Wirral
Posts: 2,194
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Fri February 16, 2007 6:38am
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WW, he looks like some kind of prehistoric creature, great shot, Jon
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We may "see the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wildflower" William Blake
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wyevilla
Officer of the Wild Empire
Registered: January 2007
Location: Dorchester, Dorset
Posts: 569
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Sun February 18, 2007 3:23pm
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Terrific shot. How far from the water's edge was it?
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Best wishes, Neil
Who's Afear'd
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Ukwildlifeo
Knight Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: March 2007
Location: Romford, Essex
Posts: 5,356
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Fri January 16, 2009 10:00am
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Great photo. I remember being surprised these were when i first saw one
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