Caplio R2
ƒ/3.6
5.6 mm
1/15
154

the flickr tickle of a butterfly tongue :——/

(coiled up tongue)

For scale, the head here is about the size of a pin head.

30 responses to “spiral proboscis”

  1. It looks so scary than what a butterfly looks like from a distance!! =)

  2. Interesting to see more of a butterfly than just wings. Interesting and eye-opening capture. Wonderful!

  3. Who are you kidding… I never see you on Skype…

    Nice photo though.

  4. …So, butterfly here is the song,
    and it´s sealed with a kiss:

    :——–//

    And a "thank you, Miss".

    Come ma lady, Come, come ma lady
    U r ma butterfly, sugar, baby…

  5. Whoa! You weren’t kidding about her tongue….amazing shot!

  6. thanks y’all!

    Alieness: that’s crazy town talk…

    Rocketeer: I meant it figuratively… I’m in Estonia now visiting Skype. As for my personal habits, I am a bit of a freak with regard to phone and TV… I try not to receive either.

  7. Ditto Amazing Squared!

  8. how did you take this photo steve?

  9. wow! he/she/it looks so cuddly!

  10. That’s way beyond macro. That’s megamacro on steroids. Thanks for the tip, roschler !

  11. Tampen,

    Back ‘atcha! 🙂

  12. Doug: I caught this butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. The wings were not inflated yet, so I could get in for a 1cm macro shot. Here’s a
    wider view
    from a bit earlier in the process.

    Tampen: heh, heh…. “megamacro on steroids”…. Here’s my most extreme macro shot

  13. nice. is it cropped or was that all lens?

  14. yes, it is cropped to a more squarish aspect ratio.

  15. great info on the shot and it’s amazing!

  16. oh dear. nasty but stunning 😀

  17. oh so feathery, merci;)

  18. wow– great shot! indeed, I recognize a similar spotted eye and curled tongue in my butterfly, as you pointed out. but you have created a spectacular macro shot — it is amazing and spectacular. congratulations!

    curly-tongued fellow

  19. :/
    :————////
    :———————-/////////////////////
    :—-/
    :————////////////
    :—————————–//
    :———///
    :/

  20. Re-tickle!

    Today I did a little ear-move workout in front of the mirror -I noticed the left ear I move better than the right- and thought about the video seriously… but it´s so an embarrassing virtue… 😀

  21. Thanks for licensing this image as CC "by" !
    Your photo is uploaded here :
    commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Jurvetson_-_spiral_probo…
    under the terms of the Creative Commons "by" license.

  22. Wow great Macro shot,well done.

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