Comments on: Bugs!

Bugs!

zarq — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:13:07 -0800

Last week, Gizmodo asked their readers to submit wallpaper-sized pictures of bugs. Today, 294 colorful images of creepy crawlies were posted to galleries on their site: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (bandwidth alert: those pages are very picture-heavy) and also to Flickr, where high-resolution versions can be downloaded. This project is part of their weekly "Shooting Challenge". Each week's results can be seen in individual sets on their Flickr account.

By: Ogre Lawless

Ogre Lawless — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:16:57 -0800

Jeebies! I got the jeebies!

By: lholladay

lholladay — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:17:46 -0800

For the preservation of my mental well-being, I will not click on these links. For the preservation of my mental well-being, I will not click on these links. For the preservation of my mental well-being, I will not click on these links.

By: slogger

slogger — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:24:42 -0800

Probably not the best thing to browse while I'm eating lunch...

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:26:14 -0800

For the preservation of my mental well-being, I will not click on these links. Yeah, no kidding. There's a user here that goes by the name "Millipede" and one day he/she said something I found amusing/interesting so I clicked on the profile. Big mistake. I was still scratching off imaginary millipedes a half hour later. Phobias suck. Shame though, because if I can muster up the will to look at a detailed photo of a bug they're actually pretty fascinating. I know I'm missing out here. Bugs have got greebles!

By: MuffinMan

MuffinMan — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:26:30 -0800

zarq - did you know that very time you click on a Nick Denton-owned link an ickle furry kitten is drowned in Indonesia?

By: zarq

zarq — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:28:28 -0800

zarq - did you know that very time you click on a Nick Denton-owned link an ickle furry kitten is drowned in Indonesia? I had this epic post prepared about Microsoft's Plot to Undermine Apple's New iPhone Technology With Israeli Hipsters, but figured bugs would be less controversial.

By: zarq

zarq — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:36:51 -0800

For the bug-phobic, this set was pretty neat: 395 Photos that Prove Cellphones Make Good Cameras :)

By: mazola

mazola — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:43:07 -0800

More bugs than a x.0 release -- nice!

By: a small part of the world

a small part of the world — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:47:45 -0800

Odd that most of the photographers seem to think that the social insects (bees, etc.) they photographed were male ("he," "him," etc.)...

By: kmz

kmz — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:51:52 -0800

DO NOT WANT

By: backseatpilot

backseatpilot — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:59:31 -0800

What a cute little puppy!" Not actually a cute little puppy. It is furry, though.

By: Cold Lurkey

Cold Lurkey — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:02:20 -0800

Are any of these actual heteroptera? There are several arachnids, and even some molluscs. It's almost too much for a joyless pendant to tolerate! Lepidoptera really are the charismatic megafauna of the insect world though... I'd like to see some cool looking leaf footed bugs get more attention.

By: benzenedream

benzenedream — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:20:28 -0800

Nice caption for Blue Beetle.

By: ennui.bz

ennui.bz — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:23:06 -0800

overly dramatic bee

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:06:10 -0800

This is an awesome collection. Thanks!