A deer flea hangs from a hair, California
I don't ordinarily hang around animal carcasses. But every now and again I'll brave a fresh roadkill to shoot the parasites as they jump ship from the cooling body. Fleas and lice are fascinating creatures, and as they are hardly ever photographed alive I can capture some unique images just by staking out a common subject that most people would not think to shoot.
photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon EOS D60
ISO 100, f/13, 1/200 sec, flash diffused through tracing paper
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Well. as an animal he well me be underrated but his band is most def overrated. Have to admit though that some songs like Under the Bridge are not that bad...
DH: Lol!
It's been 46 years since I took my last entomology class and never worked in the field (I ran printing presses). I don't recall that there is such a beast as a "deer flea." Possibly recent research has proved otherwise.
Still trying to figure out your diffuser set-up for the Canon 65/Microlites. Any other (side view) images of the rig? Thanks.