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Wanted! Reward: 1000 micron

I bet you have never seen this creature before. Why? Because it measures about 1 mm long (1/32 inch), too small for our naked eyes to see the details.

My daughter found it moving at a slower than snail pace on her desk. I took a 5 times life-size shot of this nature's wonder. During the course of my shooting, it actually pooped. See it? :)

Can you image how fine the hair is? This is truly micro!

Best veiwed original size.

Tech tips: At 5x life-size, even at f/11, the depth of field is only 0.190 mm.

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro
1/200s f/11.0 at 65.0mm iso100 @5x life size
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Guest 03-Nov-2009 21:35
Wow amazing! did you figure out what it was?
Sam_C12-Mar-2009 03:21
Superb macro shot, details are amazing!! V
Rosemarie Kusserow10-Nov-2008 22:19
Spectacular image, I admire the details, thanks for posting and for your comment, big vote, Rosemarie :o)
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik09-Aug-2008 04:05
Awesome capture Simon!
Jean D04-Aug-2008 00:34
WOW! Interesting type of capture! Well shot Simon!! ~V~
john savage01-Aug-2008 19:13
This is nothing short of spectacular. Great work Simon. V
Matthew Mannell29-Jul-2008 03:26
It seems the MP-E and MT-24ex are serving you well..the shots are looking amazing. Man that is small!
Chad Ramsey28-Jul-2008 04:25
Wow and wow! That's crazy Simon... and give your daughter a pat on the back for finding it... VVV
deborahcuming28-Jul-2008 00:52
wow! very nice macro! V
Hank Vander Velde27-Jul-2008 23:25
Amazing shot Simon. Love it. Big Vote.
Luca Bracci27-Jul-2008 19:09
fantastic shot!! Voted
Marco Valk27-Jul-2008 19:02
wow! amazing stuff. gmv
Guest 27-Jul-2008 18:05
Amazing shot
vote
Bryan Murahashi27-Jul-2008 16:27
Awesome macro shot of this strange critter. V
Marcia Colelli27-Jul-2008 16:16
great macro V
Vince27-Jul-2008 15:50
Outstanding macro work. Superfine details and excellent light. Thanks for sharing the the technique. Vote.
Guest 27-Jul-2008 13:35
1mm - Wow! Impressive macro, shot, Simon. That means that poop must be about 1 micrometer! :)
an nguyen27-Jul-2008 13:30
Excellent macro. I have a goosebumps now. Thanks. Big V
CM Kwan27-Jul-2008 12:27
An excellent micro, Simon! Thanks for showing it to us! V
Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography27-Jul-2008 10:09
beautiful work,fantastic hairs !v
olivier bruning27-Jul-2008 08:16
great shot! but uhm...do we really have these creatures crawling around our place?!! what the heck is it??!!
laine8227-Jul-2008 06:47
Wonderful work, Simon. Vote
January Grey27-Jul-2008 06:19
Wow! Simon, this is incredible! V~
shatterbug27-Jul-2008 05:46
Amazing detail, and wonderful magnification!
Ceya27-Jul-2008 05:13
Excellent capture, Simon! Your lens makes real wonders! V
Guest 27-Jul-2008 04:22
Excellent Shot & Detail V
globalgadabout27-Jul-2008 02:33
what an extraordinary little creature...hats off to your great skill in making this wonderful image...
Sheila27-Jul-2008 02:31
What an amazing capture, Simon. Beautifully taken.
You can sure handle this very difficult lens.
James Clarke27-Jul-2008 01:04
Wow amazing details in such a small creature. Some kind of Dust Mite? Great shot against the white backdrop. +V
Walter Otto Koenig27-Jul-2008 00:52
Looks kind of like a hairy lobster tail. Very cool detailed capture of this tiny animal. Great job catching this. "V"
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography27-Jul-2008 00:13
Stunning macro, Vote :)
Carol Rollins27-Jul-2008 00:00
Wow, this is impressive! Both the micro creature and your capture of it!! V
Guest 26-Jul-2008 23:46
Fantastic microscopic macro, details are killing... thanks for micro world insight... voted!