Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Nature's Assassin


aggressive mustached predator
nature's three-eyed assassin
robber in name and life
proboscis its rifle
neurotoxin bullet
paralyzed
liquefied
grub
 
 
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28 comments:

  1. Brian MillerMarch 11, 2014 at 5:55 PM

    mustached...ha...yes...yikes...
    glad i am not the grub...but it is only following
    its nature, eh? smiles.

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  2. VictoriaMarch 11, 2014 at 6:04 PM

    Just amazing. Don't know if I want to see those insects too close like that. Like you said, they both fascinate and freak me out.

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    1. Kathryn DycheMarch 11, 2014 at 6:50 PM

      I can still remember the feeling when I saw it, kind of like when you drive past a bad accident and you want to look away but can't. At least with a camera lens in front of me I felt a bit distanced.

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  3. mrs mediocrityMarch 11, 2014 at 6:18 PM

    oh my, this is just fabulous... I always love your macros! and your words are perfect!!

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  4. LindaMMarch 11, 2014 at 6:22 PM

    Yikes! I'm so glad that my shoe is bigger than this bugger. mm . . . I think?

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    1. Kathryn DycheMarch 11, 2014 at 6:52 PM

      They are pretty big but I think you're shoe would be bigger. :0)

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  5. UnknownMarch 11, 2014 at 6:31 PM

    ugh, they are so cute... loved seeing such a close-up... I'm a sucker for mustaches too. smiles...

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    1. Kathryn DycheMarch 11, 2014 at 6:52 PM

      I typically like mustaches but wouldn't want this one tickling me. I remember how freaked out I was when I took this shot.

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  6. MaryMarch 11, 2014 at 6:43 PM

    Love this close-up shot. But yikes, deadly ineed!

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    1. Kathryn DycheMarch 11, 2014 at 6:51 PM

      Thanks Mary, it was my first time seeing one and it completely freaked me out. Was surprised I got a halfway decent image because my hand was shaking so much.

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  7. GabriellaMarch 11, 2014 at 6:56 PM

    This is a very impressive and clear shot! I like the way you have structured your poem. The ending made me think of the bee's sting.

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  8. Colleen@LooseleafnotesMarch 11, 2014 at 7:23 PM

    This is a chilling horror in word and image! Well done and I like the way the poem closes in.

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  9. VacciniusMarch 11, 2014 at 7:25 PM

    I don't know the insect, and I am no where near understanding the words in the poem. But one thing is for sure, and that is intellectualizing nature makes it powerless. I guess that is your message. But it is also a good thing. Think of the diagnosis. If illnesses were not diagnosed, there were nothing to treat effectively.

    That creature indeed looks scary. Explaining it to death is perhaps not a bad thing to do. *smile*

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  10. ScarletMarch 11, 2014 at 7:34 PM

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  11. ScarletMarch 11, 2014 at 7:35 PM

    Scary to look that close but how marvelous the mustached predator is ~ Good one Kathryn ~

    Grace

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  12. AnonymousMarch 11, 2014 at 8:31 PM

    good poem - but yuck!!! - that's one creepy critter

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  13. Mystic_MomMarch 11, 2014 at 8:43 PM

    Great shot. Truly awesome shot. And when you see it large on the computer screen it gives a chill. The shape of your poem drives home the impact of your words. WELL DONE!

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  14. Cressida de NovaMarch 11, 2014 at 9:45 PM

    It looks like an evil alien monster...something to fear but as you said fascinating...I keep on looking at it . :)

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  15. lynn__March 12, 2014 at 12:11 AM

    Impressive skill with camera and words...a fiendish assassin indeed!

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  16. ClaudiaMarch 12, 2014 at 12:28 AM

    wow... great pic and powerful verse... you do it justice

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  17. Marina SofiaMarch 12, 2014 at 5:13 AM

    What a close-up with words and camera! My kids brought home a book from the library with very close-up photos of bugs - they are terrifically scary in their detailed perfection (for their purpose).

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  18. brudbergMarch 12, 2014 at 3:39 PM

    AH.. what a beast.. sometimes I'm thankful they are not larger than they are... this is what night-mares are made of...

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  19. RMPMarch 12, 2014 at 9:11 PM

    ick...I know I shouldn't judge, but...double ick.

    I like the opening description. nice little number.

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  20. BeachannyMarch 13, 2014 at 7:13 PM

    Excellence in both - I've never seen that close of an insect before and I love the concrete shape of your poem.

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