Woodlouse

[deetheturk]

Thank's Binnur, handsome maybe not my description lol

[deetheturk]

Cheers John, much appreciated bud

[Stagecoach]

Wonderful set David, these seem to be rarely photographed although very common when I was in the UK but none out here.

No 3 is the best of the group for me as the composition works so well. As for cropping the only problem is the reduction in IQ if you want to produce a decent sized image.

Cheers, Grahame

[IzzieK]

Thanks David for humoring me so early in the morning...I was talking about your image last night when we went to bed and hubby calls it pill bugs. We both agree that these critters curl up like a ball when you touch them but he added that his ex-bro-in-law used to eat them when they were young...I asked him if he is still alive and he said Hell yes! he grew up despite his dirty eating habits...LOL

(P.S. I just lost my other response...I am repeating this almost to see if it will work...)

[deetheturk]

Thanks Grahame, yes we don't see many images of these little guys in images, as you say there are plenty in the U.K but these are among the first I have come across here, prob looking in the wrong places

Cheers David

[deetheturk]

Lol Izzie, eat them yuk, not for me but then again, don't knock it till you have tried it

[marlunn]

Nice images David, ground side shrimps really must try to photograph them this year but they are fast little scurriers aren't they !

[Texas Dave]

It always amazes me to see the macro photos, especially done this well! Great job!

I silly though just passed through my mind, wouldn't it be frightening if we were all shrunk to a mm tall.

[DanK]

Nice shots, particularly the third, but I have to admit that even as a macro shooter, I find these critters a bit ugly. I didn't recognize the name, but they look just like what I have heard called pill bugs or sow bugs, and it turns out that these are among the many names for the same creatures.

[bnnrcn]

After reading Isabel's comment, I would say 'handsome and delicious'

Thank's Binnur, handsome maybe not my description lol

[deetheturk]

Lol Mark, maybe be okay with a garlic sauce if you could catch them

[deetheturk]

Thank's Dave, yes I'm sure the Sy-fi guys look at bugs for Idea's

[deetheturk]

Cheers Dan, I must admit they are not the best looking bugs we called them Slaters when I was a lad

[deetheturk]

Yuk, no thank's Binnur, but I can keep some for you!

[IzzieK]

Cheers Dan, I must admit they are not the best looking bugs we called them Slaters when I was a lad

Now that is what I remembered them being called -- slaters, not pill bugs. Hubby call them pill bugs...oh well...

[IzzieK]

Lol Mark, maybe be okay with a garlic sauce if you could catch them

You heard that some Asians like deep fried critters? I've watched Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Food on tv sometimes and watch them eat some other kinds, but hey, this is where I draw the line on what I will put in my mouth. Maybe when we all go back to civilization, we can all be like Pumba and Timon and eat fresh bugs.

[marlunn]

high protein, very little fat - pound for pound a better diet than red meat - after you with the garlic mayo

[deetheturk]

Lol Izzie, I do not mind the odd Indian or Chinese, but I draw the line at bugs

[deetheturk]

You can stick with the bugs Mark, give me a big juicy steak any night of the week

[JohnRostron]

These are great close-ups of something that is very common, but rarely photographed.

The first and third look like the the Common Rough Woodlouse. If this was in the UK I would say that it was Porcellio scaber. The middle one looks like the Common Pill Woodlouse, Armadillidium vulgare.

These are all commonly called 'Woodlice' in the UK, although the Pill Woodlouse does get called a 'Pillbug' because it can roll into a ball. The names 'Sowbug' and 'Slater' are used, but not widely. However, the seashore woodlouse, is called the Sea Slater. They are completely unrelated to head lice (which are insects). I'm told that woodlice have a nasty taste, so they need to be swallowed quickly if you want to eat them (I've never tried).

John