Why is this ugly?

we name this one a colorado pototo beetle
great show, btw ))) i love how u can see all the details

Not too ugly IMO

lol looks like a morph of a ladybug and a balled up caterpillar

Though I hate bugs, and they all scare me to death, this is cute In an ugly way, of course...

Ugly, but I'm not too sure on the cropping.

No cropping done. I took it this way because he was behind a fence and didn't want the fence in the picture and he was up really close. I think it gives it a different look.

I think Friki means the in camera cropping or composition.

Great catch, well done.

I would have broken it up! LOL That always upsets me. But GREAT action shot!!

I agree with the above excellent entry

Love the DOF

GROSS.

Ouch!! Great shot!

its a rhinoceros beetle, "Xylotrupes gideon" to be exact.

what an interesting insect. GL

Thank you! Just a common stone centipede, an inch long at the most.

LOVE the DOF on this one

Ugh. You won't say interesting if you've ever been bit by one. The big centipeeds are mean suckers! See that big claw underneath their head? Iif you get stung, the pain is so bad, you pass out. Or so I've heard

Probably more IMO, but these things creep me the F**K out. GL!

What a wonderful photo!! Love the color and DOF!

WOW! Love the color and perspective. Josh... that's interesting. I never knew this guys stung!

They get up to a foot in length in Hawaii. They are nasty suckers! We have them in Utah too but in comparison to the ones I've seen in Hawaii, you don't mess with them.

very interesting and great shot too...gl

Love the blue here = )