MAGGOT: XTREME CLOSE-UP
― tubular balls (Pillbox), Sunday, 15 May 2011 04:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
No way! They've just been tiny inside-out Walruses this whole time!
― Wacky Way Lounge (Evan), Sunday, 15 May 2011 04:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
New primes album?
― blank, Sunday, 15 May 2011 05:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
Primus. Fucking iPhone.
Just as lovely as the Maggot, the water bear.Read all 'bout it!http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/12855775
― not_goodwin, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 07:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
reminds me of
― sometimes all it takes is a healthy dose of continental indiepop (tomofthenest), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 07:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
this tard's got pizazz
― zingstreet (latebloomer), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 08:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
I don't get the idea because I don't see any pics. :(
Weird. Well they were lolwaterbears.
― a giant and leaky bag of mayhem (Jesse), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 13:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh tarantula hawk
― the dn centipede (_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_, ◦ ⃝◦ (cozen), Friday, 17 June 2011 10:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
I have so many feelings about that!
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, 17 June 2011 11:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
That is a tarantula hawk.
The tarantula hawk is relatively docile and rarely stings without provocation. However the sting, particularly of Pepsis formosa, is among the most painful of any insect, though the intense pain only lasts for about 3 minutes.[3] Commenting on his own experience, one researcher described the pain as "…immediate, excruciating pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except, perhaps, scream. Mental discipline simply does not work in these situations."[2] In terms of scale, the wasp's sting is rated near the top of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, second only to that of the bullet ant and is described by Schmidt as "blinding, fierce [and] shockingly electric".[4]
Schmidt Sting Pain Index!
― Jesse, Friday, 17 June 2011 11:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh, duh, cozen identified it in the original post.
― Jesse, Friday, 17 June 2011 12:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_Sting_Pain_Index
Is this index a joke?
1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain. Someone has fired a staple into your cheek.
2.0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door.
2.0 Yellowjacket: Hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine W. C. Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue.
3.0 Paper wasp: Caustic and burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut.
― Jesse, Friday, 17 June 2011 12:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
poll
― the dn centipede (_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_, ◦ ⃝◦ (cozen), Friday, 17 June 2011 12:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
Flickr gallery of close up bug faces
― They're coming to get you, (Jenny), Wednesday, 16 November 2011 00:47 (1 year ago) Permalink