I think its a Milipede?

Taken with the Poor Man's MPE.
I think overall I need to diffuse my flash more.
No Crop, 25% Resized.

I would like to have gotten a better angel on his defense position but it wasn't gunna happen...

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It does look Millipede like, and I think he's got some mites on him?

Looks good, but what is "the poor man's mpe?"

Good captures- yes it's a millipede- 2 legs per segment on each side.
Brian v.

Thanks CyberDyneSystems, and LordV.

Poor Man's MPE:
*EDIT*
Actually I was trying out different combinations of tubes + reverse ring + lens's that I total forgot which set up i used to get this hot.
*EDIT*
All i know is that, Its awkward, heavy as hell, working distance is tight, but not enough to endanger subject from accidental squishing. It works sorta lol.

I like both your shots

set up seems to get good detail anyway. In answer to your signature 17-40L in case you get a 1.3 / ff body later on.

But there's not a million legs, I counted them all

thanks Mike, Toby, and Troy.

Yeah i'd love to get a 17-40L its almost 40% cheaper then the 17-55IS, not to mention superior build quality. However, honestly do not see myself upgrading to a 1.3/ff body. Don't get me wrong would be awesome to have one. But I actually like the size of the XTI/40D Series Cameras.