Meet your invisible roommates - "portraits" of insects

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A photographer - Daniel Kariko - took pictures of some insects that share from time to time our daily lives. Okay you could say, these pictures are just horrible since they are insects and some are creepy, nonetheless I think it looks a bit fascinating too.

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Here is the original article with some more pictures.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/16/tech/cnnphotos-bug-portraits/index.html
 
Fascinating and creepy. They are beautifully developed and very successful, as life forms.
 
They are incredible Gawan! How can we continue alive with these creepy and horrible beasts! Even if they are small they are still horrible. Also they are still horrible even if they look beautiful! Thanks for share this. I don't know if I like this idea to have them as roommates. :O
 
I generally like these kind of photos. The creepy thing is the hair. They have such a smooth surface but then have this prickly hair too. And you don't realize that they're hairy with your plain eyes, they just look shiny. I also used to like looking at water samples with the plankton, diatoms, etc. swimming about. Just the idea that there is a whole world under us that we don't see and is so rich in detail is pretty cool.
 
There was a reptile dominant period, now a mammal dominant period. Maybe insects have always had their own kind of world. I find myself wondering if there will one day be an insect dominant period with development of large, intelligent forms. They show their capability to organize, work, produce and farm.
 
Yupo said:
There was a reptile dominant period, now a mammal dominant period. Maybe insects have always had their own kind of world. I find myself wondering if there will one day be an insect dominant period with development of large, intelligent forms. They show their capability to organize, work, produce and farm.
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When I first read this comment I read it as "..large, intelligent worms" !!
It's funny how the mind works..
I'll go now.
 
There are a few big insects living today (like the asian giant hornets recently making they way to europe, don't search for them before going to sleep). However, there has been a time on earth (400-300 million years) when bigger insects existed due to different conditions (most believe it's due to a different oxygen level in the atmosphere). Some of these insects are the Arthropleura (2m millipede), Pulmonoscorpius (70cm scorpion), Meganeuropsis permiana (70cm dragonfly), among those which fossils have been found.
 
OK, I guess they had their day too. I wonder what a shrunken, pathetic form of mammals we will become when our day is done. :/
But getting back to the subject at hand, it is nice to get this better introduction these little critters, maybe see them as they see each other.
 
MusicMan said:
When I first read this comment I read it as "..large, intelligent worms" !!
It's funny how the mind works..
I'll go now.
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I actually saw on a nature show once that there are earthworms that reach up to 3m (almost 10 ft)! _https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Gippsland_earthworm
I won't post any photos though. :halo:

As for the insect portraits, very interesting. I've always liked learning about bugs and watching nature documentaries, but for some reason I find the still portraits a bit creepy. I suppose without a wider view and motion they appear more as if they could be human size! :scared:
 
I remember watching a really cool documentary called "Microcosmos" years ago that focused on the tiny world of insects. I was prepared for a high "ick-factor" when watching it, but it was actually really cool! Makes you aware of this amazing world that exists all around us that we're completely unaware of in our day to day life. I remember thinking about how these little beings are almost like tiny machines.

Here's the trailer:

Note: It seems there's a different, more recent unrelated documentary on youtube called "Microcosmos" as well, but I haven't watched it. It seems, from the clips, that it's more about the quantum world. The one I'm thinking of was a French film, but had very little dialogue in it.
 
Makes you aware of this amazing world that exists all around us that we're completely unaware of in our day to day life. I remember thinking about how these little beings are almost like tiny machines.
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I watched that kind of animal documentaries as a kid on TV, but now not much, to little time, etc..., but when you look at it it depicts life as it is here, as below so above, just you have to get rid of some of the illusions to be conscious of it there is no so much difference, so you can learn from it.
 
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