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Sunday, May 17, 2015

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS - HOUSEHOLD BUGS UP CLOSE photographed by Daniel Kariko - They look like terrifying aliens

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The incredible alien faces of the most common insects that share our homes.  The photos were taken by North Carolina-based photographer, Daniel Kariko, using two different microscopes.  He hopes his "Suburban Symbiosis" project will make people see common insects in a new light.
 
Insects are fascinating creatures.  Once you get over your repulsion, you can begin to admire how nature has provided these tiny and fragile creatures with all sorts of skills and weaponry to thrive and survive, including chemical and biological weapons.   
 
This terrifying creature is a carpet beetle found on a bathroom rug. It is around 3 mm-long and belongs to the family Dermestidae
This terrifying creature is a carpet beetle found on a bathroom rug. It is around 3 mm-long and belongs to the family Dermestidae
 
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Extreme close-up view of the head of a Yellow Paper wasp by Daniel Kariko. Many species build their nests on human habitation. While not normally aggressive paper wasps will defend their nests vigorously
Extreme close-up view of the head of a Yellow Paper wasp by Daniel Kariko. Many species build their nests on human habitation. While not normally aggressive paper wasps will defend their nests vigorously
 
A close up of a mosquito. The photographer has to be careful to match up the images from both microscopes so that they can later be combined into a stunning portrait
A close up of a mosquito. The photographer has to be careful to match up the images from both microscopes so that they can later be combined into a stunning portrait
 
Pictured is a Boll weevil found on front porch doormat by Daniel Kariko. There are over 40,000 species of true weevils in the family Circulionidae, beetle-like creatures typified by a long snout and clubbed antennae
Pictured is a Boll weevil found on front porch doormat by Daniel Kariko. There are over 40,000 species of true weevils in the family Circulionidae, beetle-like creatures typified by a long snout and clubbed antennae

Kariko came face to face with a baby mantis in this image. The majority of mantises are ambush predators that only feed upon live prey a short distance within their reach
Kariko came face to face with a baby mantis in this image. The majority of mantises are ambush predators that only feed upon live prey a short distance within their reach

The left image shows an ant while the right image is a close-up of an earwig.  Kariko shoots the dead insects under a stereoscopic microscope and a scanning electron microscope. He then combines the images in Photoshop
An earwig.
 
A cuckoo wasp.

Tree crickets exhibit a behavior called courtship feeding. Shortly after sex, the male tree cricket secretes a fluid which provides the female with nutrients that help to increase the chances of reproduction
A tree cricket.

The stunning colours in these images are captured using the stereoscopic microscope, with the help of tiny LEDs that illuminate the wasp
The stunning colours in these images are captured using the stereoscopic microscope, with the help of tiny LEDs that illuminate the wasp

Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3082308/Facing-bugs-Photographer-captures-stunning-alien-faces-common-insects-home.html

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