Centipede question

[davholla]

Whenever I dig in the garden I find centipedes and sadly I am not fast enough to photograph them in situ (I am not sure if many people are, they are fast and also I like my camera a small distance from my spade).
So I put them in something and take a photo, however whatever I use doesn't look quite right.
Any ideas? What do other people do? I think the clear see through one looks best. I was thinking of using something with soil

Centipede by davholla2002, on Flickr

IMG_4226Centipde60mm by davholla2002, on Flickr


CentipedeEF7A9546 by davholla2002, on Flickr

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Nice set

 

[Gary A.]

How about something like a terrarium? Some grass or plants and it will look like a natural habitat.

 

[davholla]

Nice set

Thank you very much.

 

[davholla]

How about something like a terrarium? Some grass or plants and it will look like a natural habitat.

I was thinking of something smaller, so I can have in the garden put the centipede in there and then release it again, also something I can take on holiday with me.
Maybe a small container - as above but with a bit of soil in it.

 

[jcdeboever]

How about something like a terrarium? Some grass or plants and it will look like a natural habitat.

I was thinking of something smaller, so I can have in the garden put the centipede in there and then release it again, also something I can take on holiday with me.
Maybe a small container - as above but with a bit of soil in it.

Don't bring that nasty thing near my crib...

 

[davholla]

Don't bring that nasty thing near my crib...

You think that is nasty. Look at its Colombian cousin which is a much better behaved model - although it can kill you so not 100% perfect. A relative of my wife was bitten by one and took his time going to hospital and got very ill.
IMG_2132 by davholla2002, on Flickr

 

[jcdeboever]

Don't bring that nasty thing near my crib...

You think that is nasty. Look at its Colombian cousin which is a much better behaved model - although it can kill you so not 100% perfect. A relative of my wife was bitten by one and took his time going to hospital and got very ill.
IMG_2132 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Nasty

 

[dasmith232]

Small "terrariums" are very effective for shooting critters. And really, any small glass container fits the need. You're best off with a container that has parallel sides (not curved, and not multi-faceted). This way you can position the camera and direction of light to eliminate reflections. And it's best not to have a large container; you're going to let the critter loose shortly anyway.