Tue Jun 26 09:50:00 EDT 2012 Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Fine image, but that is one ugly critter. > Dan Matyola
I think our perception of what is beatiful and what is ugly is based on what we are used to. I find it interesting that some people find less frequently seen insects ugly, but e.g. a photo of an ant doesn't cause that reaction. I think it is because ants are shown in children's cartoons and books, so that we are familiar with the overall look from the very childhood. (Also, see below.) Igor Tue Jun 26 10:28:11 EDT 2012 Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Cicada > > ann Thank you, Ann, I knew it. This time, the question was rhetorical. Actually, the name is "Superb Green Cicada" (Tibicen superba). I am not a specialist, - but I found that and it is kind of funny. Dan, - you see somebody called it "superb"! ;-) We've got tons of them lately. Locust is yet another beast that has showed up in big quantities. (Not as much as in Libya though.) Last week, coming from work after dusk, I was attacked by a bunch of them. And one came into the house and another one was seen inside the local Barnes and Noble. Igor > > On 6/26/2012 09:27, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > > The choir of these has been singing most of the time recently. > > Sunday evening I had a chance of spotting one. It refuses to "sing" > > in front of the camera, so, I couldn't photograph that in the process. > > But I did a static portrait: > > http://42graphy.org/snapshots/_IR37501.jpg > > > > Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
