A Caterpillar Macro 3 images

[Higgmeister]

I was looking at my sickly roses and wondered what had been munching on them. Lo and behold, this little guy/gal was resting beside a violated rose. Well, that was uncacceptable, so I put this guy/gal to work. Here are three shots I wanted to humbly share.
Does anyone know what this bug is?
My favorite of the three:D.
http://www.pbase.com/higgmeister/image/44871105.jpg

What!...I'm innocent of all charges and munchings.
http://www.pbase.com/higgmeister/image/44871106.jpg

Gimme a hug and I'll make it all better.
http://www.pbase.com/higgmeister/image/44871107.jpg

Taken with 20D, Canon 100mm macro and all three extension tubes. The red is a rose pedal.

Thanks for looking and commenting,
Chris

[gubbs]

Yuk, that is one ugly bug !!
Cool shots though. :thumb
Forgive my ignorance, but what do the ext tues do. Increase the magnification or just allow you to get closer :dunno

[nzmacro]

I know, why don't you poke its eyes out Chris :D . Hey nice ratio and details. You have totally different caterpillars and butterflies up your way, so I wouldn't have a clue. Good use of tubes and the 100mm macro Chris. What size tubes, 25mm, 50mm and ???

All the best Chris, just keep them coming :thumb

Danny.

[MuskyDude]

It's mothra!!!!! RUN!!!!!!!!!!! :D


Hehe, great shots Chris!!! :thumb


AJ

[Phil U.]

well now, he looks rather.... ummm.... juicy. Nice shots of him though. :thumb

[Higgmeister]

Yuk, that is one ugly bug !!
Cool shots though. :thumb
Forgive my ignorance, but what do the ext tues do. Increase the magnification or just allow you to get closer :dunno The extension tubes allows both. Just how much more magnification they create is unknown to me. Maybe some of the other macroholics could explain. I used a Kenko set, no glass, just a tube with the contacts for metering; no exposure compensation is required.
And yes, it is an ugly bug, but there is a mama bug out there that thinks he/she is the cutest of all:rolleyes.

Thanks for the comment,
Chris

[Higgmeister]

I know, why don't you poke its eyes out Chris :D . Hey nice ratio and details. You have totally different caterpillars and butterflies up your way, so I wouldn't have a clue. Good use of tubes and the 100mm macro Chris. What size tubes, 25mm, 50mm and ???

All the best Chris, just keep them coming :thumb

Danny.
First, I'm wrong about it being a caterpillar, it's a grub, someday to become a beetle (I let it loose at work when I was done). Now, if I really knew which were it's eyes, I might be able to do that:dunno. I have the Kenko set of 12, 20 and 36 so I used 68mm worth of tube plus the 100mm. It looked like a front heavy beast until I saw the beast you posted. I need to do something about the lighting as there were too many highlights with such a juicy bug.

Thanks for the comments,
Chris

[Higgmeister]

well now, he looks rather.... ummm.... juicy. Nice shots of him though. :thumb After doing some research, I found out it's actually a Grub. They are considered pests, but I imagine they taste good to birds and the likes:eat. One day, if not eaten, it'll become some type of beetle:flash.

Thanks for the comments,
Chris

[Lord Vetinari]

Great shots of a quite revolting subject!

Brian V.

[Higgmeister]

Great shots of a quite revolting subject!

Brian V.
When I came across him, the only though (besides my poor sad roses) was getting a shot of it before it got away. I was just happy to get a bug in the garden. It wasn't till I started to PP the shots when I realized that he's a bit juicy and not very cute. I'll pick one shot and remove the rest once I get a few more bugs.

Thanks for the look,
Chris

[Jekyll & Hyde]

J: The tubes rule!

H: Fine shots of such a gruesome beast. Mothra LOL!
J&H

[Netgarden]

Nice macros! He's better lookin' from afar, sadly enough....:huh
:rofl
I have one tube and only tried it once. Does it not work with the 50mm 2.5 compact macro? I remember having trouble and soon moving on to my close up element.


J: The tubes rule!

H: Fine shots of such a gruesome beast. Mothra LOL!
J&H