From: Bob Williams on
J. Caldwell wrote:
> On Mon, 31 May 2010 19:52:45 -0700, Mike Russell
> <groupsRE(a)MOVEcurvemeister.com> wrote:
>
>>> "RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:fcab8d90-aa32-4365-a94e-8aa8d33596a5(a)o1g2000vbe.googlegroups.com...
>>>> Anyone know what kind this is?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/image/113999802/original
>> No idea - great pic, though!
>
> Not so great. Too much of it is blurry.
>
That's the dark side of using DSLRs at large aperture for close-ups.
Really shallow DOF.
From: Pete on
On 2010-06-01 03:01:11 +0100, /dev/null/ said:

> "RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:fcab8d90-aa32-4365-a94e-8aa8d33596a5(a)o1g2000vbe.googlegroups.com...
>> Anyone know what kind this is?
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/image/113999802/original
>
> It's not a bug, it's an arachnid (spider) some type of crab spider.

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

--
Pete

From: Peter on
"John Turco" <jtur(a)concentric.net> wrote in message
news:4C2AB5CC.69AAFFE8(a)concentric.net...
> /dev/null/ wrote:
>>
>> "RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:fcab8d90-aa32-4365-a94e-8aa8d33596a5(a)o1g2000vbe.googlegroups.com...
>> > Anyone know what kind this is?
>> >
>> > http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/image/113999802/original
>>
>> It's not a bug, it's an arachnid (spider) some type of crab spider.
>
>
> The word "bug" can also be applied to many tiny, creepy, crawling
> creatures (and even, germs and other microscopic organisms).
>
> Its use isn't restricted to insects, alone.
>


Lobster diving here is frequently called bug hunting.

--
Peter