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For as long as I can remember, I have loved creepy-crawlers. As a kid I spent my summer holidays catching snakes, grasshoppers, frogs, crayfish and whatever other interesting little critters I could find. Not surprisingly, when I became interested in [obsessed with] photography, it was really close-up and macro photography that fascinated me. I love photos of critters that are too small to see well with the naked eye. Of course, considering how my vision has gone down-hill, a water buffalo would now probably qualify…

Anyhow, I envision this blog as a sort of mash-up of photography, husbandry and comments about critters and nature in general. To be honest, I’m pretty curious as to how this is going to turn-out…add another page.

28 comments on “About

  1. I’ve always been afraid of small critters – or “creepy crawlies”. But I have to say that seeing them up close on your blog has made me realise they’re really not that bad. Thanks! :]

  2. Hi Ernie, I like it! Some great shots here! I like the series of picnic-pests taking the meat off the table – especially the wasps! Hi from Malaysia!

    • Hi Chris! Thanks for this! I’m looking forward to seeing your site when it goes up! For that matter I need to get back to Malaysia with my camera…

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  4. I never much liked bugs, but now that I’m garden blogging, I see them as “material” — even when they’re in the house. I also need a macro lens to see what I’m looking at. Great work!

  5. Very nice work. I’m a biologist that was influenced by my father’s love of photographing nature. I’m sure he’ll enjoy your work as well!

  6. Grown up with an arachnophobic mum I only made my peace with these creature when I moved to Amsterdam. A few years later, living in Australia, the fresh peace lasted and helped a lot since all houses I lived in seemed covered in nature including mice and huntsmen spiders.
    I did love to observe them hunt. So fast – it looked like flying to me!
    Great blog! Very unusual views that we normally do not get.

    • Thanks for this! My mom was afraid of spiders too. Sadly she passed her fear to me too. But I always knew my fear of spiders was irrational. I finally cured myself by getting into tarantulas! I set up a dozen different tarantulas in aquaria around my bedroom. A couple of nights lying bed listening to them rustle around (terrified they might get out) cured me of my fear!

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