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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · A Tail of Two Centipedes

Not a typo. This is about the last pair of legs as a distinguishing character.

I recently came across the tiny, delicate, centipede Schendyla for the first time on a piece of wood.

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1356678

Yesterday, with the same setup (FOV 9mm wide) I went in search of Diplura under a flat stone slab in my garden. No Diplura, but there was a Schendyla and also a huge specimen of the larger genus, which I believe to be Geophilus.

This was on bare soil, with numerous cracks into which both species could, and did retreat. Quite a lot of centipede wrangling was involved.

Then there was the FOV problem. While the smaller species, when curled up a bit, would fit in, the larger one was like watching a very long train pass by.

Anyway, I got some useable images of both species. Some images are cropped but those showing the tail ends (in the last image, looks a bit like the head end in the smaller species) are at the same magnification.

The third image has one of the smallest springtails and one of the smallest mites as a bonus.

EM-1, 21mm extension, Schneider 40mm reversed at f16, Twin TTL RC Flash, one free-standing, hand-held.

First the Schendyla. The Geophilus will be added in a reply.

Harold

Edited on Mar 31, 2015 at 05:59 AM · View previous versions

Mar 31, 2015 at 01:39 AM

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Now for the Geophilus. It twisted and turned and reversed frequently. Great fun!

The hindmost pair of legs are just like the others, with claws and used for walking. Those of Schendyla (third and last image above) lack claws and are held +/- horizontally, more like antennae.

Harold

Mar 31, 2015 at 01:46 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · A Tail of Two Centipedes

cool looking creature

Mar 31, 2015 at 06:15 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · A Tail of Two Centipedes

The first two and the last are my picks

Morris

Mar 31, 2015 at 06:20 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · A Tail of Two Centipedes

Wonderful detail Harold! I am always amazed how you gentlemen get the detail handheld with your setups!

Birdie

Mar 31, 2015 at 08:47 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · A Tail of Two Centipedes

Neat stuff Harold ~ Ron

Mar 31, 2015 at 08:51 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · A Tail of Two Centipedes

Thanks, everyone.

I just got it all uploaded when I lost internet and e-mail connection for quite a while.

Birdie, you should see my rejects! There is quite a lot of hand-shake when I don't use support. I set the shutter speed as high as I can to eliminate ambient light effects. The most important factor, personally, is to have my finger on the shutter button, otherwise I stab at it.

As for detail, this particular lens has very high definition, although, at f16, I am not getting all there is to have.

Above all, I find that a lot of practice at these higher magnifications improves technique.

Harold

Mar 31, 2015 at 09:08 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · A Tail of Two Centipedes

Good stuff Harold- prefer #1 and #8
Brian V.

Apr 01, 2015 at 12:48 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · A Tail of Two Centipedes

LordV wrote:
Good stuff Harold- prefer #1 and #8
Brian V.

Thanks, Brian.

Lots of tracking practice!

Harold

Apr 01, 2015 at 01:51 AM


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