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Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:25 pm
by xerubus
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Yet to identify this caterpillar. Please let me know if you have any idea.

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:32 pm
by DebT
Hi, know this is the sa site but they probably have one for brisbane if you ask
http://users.chariot.net.au/~rgrund/

DebT

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:32 pm
by chrisk
thats incredible. neevr seen anything like it. thanks for sharing !

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:36 pm
by xerubus
DebT wrote:Hi, know this is the sa site but they probably have one for brisbane if you ask
http://users.chariot.net.au/~rgrund/

DebT


Thankyou DebT.

Rooz wrote:thats incredible. neevr seen anything like it. thanks for sharing !


cheers Rooz. Funny looking bugger isn't it. Has the head of a hippo, and a long spike on it's rear which looks like a dog's tail. bizarre.

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:05 pm
by aim54x
I see the resembalence. A very confused hippo. Thanks for sharing

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:11 pm
by gstark
Mark,

It's a hippopotarpillar.

That explains the PM. :)

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:21 pm
by xerubus
Thanks cameron... :)

gstark wrote:Mark,

It's a hippopotarpillar.

That explains the PM. :)


Exactly... the tamron 90mm just isn't cutting it for me anymore :)

<salesman> soon for sale.. one tamron 90mm :) </salesman>

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:33 pm
by aim54x
xerubus wrote:Thanks cameron... :)

gstark wrote:That explains the PM. :)


Exactly... the tamron 90mm just isn't cutting it for me anymore :)

<salesman> soon for sale.. one tamron 90mm :) </salesman>


Can I enquire...what are we going to replace the 90mm with???

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:35 pm
by ozimax
gstark wrote:Mark,

It's a hippopotarpillar.

That explains the PM. :)


No Gary, the actual scientific name is a catapotamus. :lol:

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:41 am
by xerubus
aim54x wrote:Can I enquire...what are we going to replace the 90mm with???


Certainly. The Nikon 200mm f4 micro.

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:05 am
by gstark
ozimax wrote:
gstark wrote:Mark,

It's a hippopotarpillar.

That explains the PM. :)


No Gary, the actual scientific name is a catapotamus. :lol:


How silly of me. Thanx for the correction. :bowdown:

Re: Confused hippo?

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:36 am
by aim54x
xerubus wrote:
aim54x wrote:Can I enquire...what are we going to replace the 90mm with???


Certainly. The Nikon 200mm f4 micro.


Nice peice of glass, but the size and weight will take getting some used to. I have the Sigma 180 and it stays at home a lot because of the bulk and weight