Comments on: Bug-eyed beauties

Bug-eyed beauties

madamjujujive — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:25:03 -0800

Meet punk, Don, Kawaii, Satan's Little Helper, and the incredibly colorful cast of characters that populate photographer Igor Siwanowicz's world. (via Mira y Calla)

By: quite unimportant

quite unimportant — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:40:24 -0800

It's an ugly planet.....a bug planet.

By: greycap

greycap — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:41:15 -0800

These are incredible - I particularly liked this one. Wonderful detail on its compound eyes, plus it (like all of them) has a real sense of character about it.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:18:35 -0800

It's hard not to anthropomorphize these insects. "I swear to god, it was THIS big!"

By: dhruva

dhruva — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:19:10 -0800

Wow. those are great snaps. I like the portrait style aapproach to these photographs, though of course Mantids are incredibly photogenic. I think this guy should take photos of Jumping spiders next.

By: dhruva

dhruva — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 01:04:14 -0800

and Mira y Calla is a great blog. Thanks MJJ.

By: rob511

rob511 — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 02:06:17 -0800

These are terrific shots, but I still think my favorite bug shot is this flickr tough guy, who looks like a "Bowery Boys" extra.

By: Gator

Gator — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:12:40 -0800

I came across this myself the other day and promptly bookmarked it. I take a lot of buggy/froggy photos myself (I's partial to dragonflies, they come in such wild color schemes), but these are super.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:13:16 -0800

Thanks, MJJ. I'm no photographer or entomologist, but these really are amazing. The detail and clarity, along with the portrait-style framing, pretty much forces you to project personality onto the bugs. Don made me laugh out loud-- Wonderland's Caterpillar by way of Marlon Brando. This one is pretty clearly a Duke of Hell, and I couldn't even believe this shot-- it looks like a chess game to decide the fate of a planet.

By: piratebowling

piratebowling — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:05:38 -0800

These all made me itch terribly... I need a shower.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:11:50 -0800

I'm partial to slim!

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:20:26 -0800

If only they were made out of marzipan.

By: LarryC

LarryC — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:26:05 -0800

This one looks quietly amused.

By: sluglicker

sluglicker — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:40:26 -0800

I saw a video a few months ago of a guy who pits small rodents against his mantis in a caged death match. It took several hours, but the mantis killed the mouse. I remember him saying something like "he's 12-0". Pretty gruesome to watch.

By: Devils Slide

Devils Slide — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:48:31 -0800

Incredibly beautiful portraits. A+ and a gold star for you, MJJ.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 07:32:33 -0800

Ditto. Thanks MJJ.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 08:51:38 -0800

Great shots. Great personalities, projected or not. Thanks again, mjjj!

By: amro

amro — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:01:55 -0800

These are awesome. I fear that Don is quietly plotting revenge.

By: elr

elr — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:48:36 -0800

Damn. I'm going to go put my camera in a drawer and not take it out for a while. This guy's good.

By: growabrain

growabrain — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:18:49 -0800

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