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A louse by any other name

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Rachael

Continuing my campaign to convince certain people that bugs can be pretty, here are two images of a psocid, commonly known as a bark louse. Psocids are very small, and easily overlooked. This little louse was the star of a post way back in Autumn 2012, but for some reason I omitted these pictures that time. As ever with my insect photography, the images are as much about the background as the bug itself.

10 thoughts on “A louse by any other name”

Victor Rakmil on February 26, 2014 at 8:32 pm said:

You do not need to convince me, these are great!

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- Rachael on February 26, 2014 at 8:44 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Victor.
  
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Bella Remy Photography on February 27, 2014 at 12:31 am said:

What an amazing image this is. The colors, the softness of the texture, and the cute little bug. Awesome.

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Ellen Denkers Galerij on February 27, 2014 at 2:27 am said:

Beautifull background, very beautiful picture!

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dorothycunningham on February 27, 2014 at 3:09 am said:

How beautiful your butterfly is….You captured a beautiful background as well…..Well done and exceptional photography!

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- Rachael on February 27, 2014 at 10:53 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Dorothy, although I am a bit baffled as to where the butterfly might be hiding! 😉
  
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Gunta on February 27, 2014 at 4:45 am said:

(sigh)… yes, it’s such a cute little bug! 🙂

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afrenchgarden on February 27, 2014 at 5:37 pm said:

I think I prefer the other name, it is too beautiful. Amelia

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Scott Marshall on February 27, 2014 at 10:15 pm said:

you do have a knack of making the most simple image look classy –

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- Rachael on February 27, 2014 at 10:53 pm said:
  
  What a nice thing to say!
  
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