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Day 15: Poly X Big Molt
Day 15: Poly X Big Molt
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Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: Micco, Florida
Date: Oct 16, 2006
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Oct 16, 2006

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 From last night. Edited today.

Tried for a time-lapse sequence capturing this molt. Took a shot every 15 minutes for hours, and still managed to completely miss his emergence. The middle shot is what he looked like right before the molt. The next time I looked, he was completely out. Drat!

Papi is looking molty tonight. Maybe, this time, I'll catch it.

If you look closely, you can see that this is the molt where the last of the spines dissappear. He will continue to look the same and keep getting bigger until he pupates.

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 10/19/2006 10:02:18 PM
Very nice. They look vibrant just after they emerge. Great close-up
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 10/19/2006 08:25:11 PM
I like it...I like it... I like it a lot.....
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 10/19/2006 04:54:16 PM
Great shots... I love the bright background color to offset him. We get butterflies in the spring for my classroom and last year I tried the time lapse thing since they always seem to molt, pupate, and emerge over the nights/weekends. I set a webcam up to shoot ever 15 seconds, and it was enough to not only get individual images, but you could loop them together into a movie too. Fascinating stuff! :)
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 10/18/2006 12:16:28 AM
Wow! Great Shot Great Edit.
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 10/17/2006 09:05:59 PM
You're pretty darn dedicated to get this close to catching the molt. Very cool sequence and you can clearly see he looks different in his new skin. Fascinating!
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