This tiny fellow visited me on my patio table one day. He was much smaller than a dime, hmmm, if you took a kernel of corn, cut it in half and laid the halves end to end that’s about the size of him.
I was pretty impressed with how still he stayed for me while I got closer and closer. Then I discovered that he was dead, mystery solved I suppose but I felt a little guilty for taking advantage of him in his condition. Then again, I’ve just immortalized him, right?
If you missed yesterday’s post, you might want to see what a daredevil I am. lol
Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign Mr Linky. Don’t forget to visit each other. 
nikkipolani said,
Ah. That explains why he looks so exhausted! In these shots, he looks like he’s a bronze sculpture.
Mojo said,
That explains a lot. I’m reminded of an old Monty Python sketch about the Kingdom of Happy Valley and Princess Mitzi with her dog Herman whom she adored. She’d brush him and talk to him and fuss over him and bring him tasty scraps from the kitchen which he never ate because sadly he was dead and no one had the heart to tell her because she was …
Oh. Sorry.
There are worse things than being immortalized by Chaotic Lisa. Much worse.
Just ask Herman.
Kath said,
These are great shots! Poor Grasshopper. Happy Macro Monday …. sending Macro Thoughts to you and the D this week ….
xo
Kath
Liz said,
Umm…eeww?
I liked the shots a whole lot better before I knew he was dead…
Beluga said,
“eeekkk”…but cool!
Pollyanna said,
Poor thing!
My macro is also a bug, but he is very much alive!
storyteller at Small Reflections said,
Oh my! Like Liz, I enjoyed the photos more before I learned he was dead … but I’m reminded of a similar incident I encountered when trying to photograph a butterfly. I suppose it’s all part of the cycle of life.
Hugs and blessings,
Tanya said,
Great shot!!! Frozen in time.
JohnMcDevitt said,
How did you get him (or her?) to pose?
John
Gattina said,
What a beautiful tribute to a dead grasshopper ! (I just dry up a few tears)
Nicole said,
Darn!
Got a little staring contest going on there?
Amazing
He reminds me a bit of an alien
(Not that I have ever seen one…)
Lin said,
He’s kind of scarey up that close! Nice shots, tho!
Gemma said,
A very creepy but interesting shot for me! Mainly because I see green grasshoppers here in Victoria, Australia.
june said,
He does look dead, now that you mention it
Kerri said,
Great macro shots!!
Margo said,
what a great poser this guy is! At least he’s forever preserved (kinda?) through the magic of digital photography
Ginger said,
My macro shot was a grasshopper, too! I’ve been saving it all week for Monday, and posted it before I looked at yours. great minds must think alike, LOL!
Prospero said,
Yes, immortalized. The table top looks great too.
Jama said,
That explain why it never jumped when you’re getting closer! anyway, it look great, despite being dead!
Mama Zen said,
I cracked up when I read that he was dead! But, yes, he is now immortalized.
Sarah said,
LOL I kinda thought so as I was looking at him!! Great shots none the less!! Yes he has been immortalized.!! Sarah
Tracey said,
Oh my gosh, I did the same thing with a butterfly the other day! I even picked it up, put it on a flower and posed it. ;0) Shhh…don’t tell anyone.
Debbie Davis said,
I love how your patio table looks in the photo -the colors are beautiful!
MamaGeek said,
BUT OF COURSE.
LOVE that shot. Not the subject so much, but the shot!
Tranquility said,
That is quite the close up… and so impressive that he stayed put long enough for you to take those fantastic photos!!
SandyCarlson said,
So we have a memento mori of the smallest hopper in the world. What a great shot. You are amazing.
Jientje said,
Poor fellow! The bee in the spider web was dead also.
Jenners said,
He is immortalized forever. What an interesting photo … he looks very strange and kind of sad.
Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA said,
You sure do like bugs, don’t you? Is it because you have a son(s?) or is it your own fascination, I wonder. He sure is … interesting. And dead. And brown. And shrivelled.
Michelle Johnson said,
There used to be a magazine called Camera Arts (online only now). It had an article about a woman and her children who took pictures of wild animals who’d passed away. Those pictures were so prolific and tender. The girls wore a dead fox around their necks and posed as though they were wearing a necklace. That photography was some of the most beautiful and caring I’d seen. They wanted to immortalize their bodies, do something special… a sending away of sorts. Their remembering of this fox and other animals made the lives of these creatures precious. Anyway, I love your immortalized grasshopper. Hope all is well. Have a great night.
Vchelle said,
Wow! He is small!! You have some serious camera equipment/lens!!
foto CHIP Sweden said,
What a nice visitor but how sad he wasn’t alive. But now thanks to you he will live forever in Cyber
Ladynred said,
That some kind of grasshopper. Awesome shots!