Sir Mix-A-Lot and I have more in common than a love of gaudy jewelry. For example: butts. He likes his “‘real thick and juicy,” and mine come in animal form. Because the sad truth is, for all my love of biology, I’m a lousy wildlife photographer. Well, at least for the parts of wildlife most people want to see…
What I can photograph is butts. I whip out the camera and all living things whip out their rear ends. The result of this phenomenon is a huge collection of posterior photos, and Vancouver was no exception.
A Canada goose in Canada - it's so literal!
Carpenter ant butt - well, technically, "abdomen"
Looking up some jellies' tentacles to see their coelenterons
Check out those tube feet and papullae for the excretion of nitrogenous waste!
Turtle butt
In a forest full of walking sticks, their frass (poop) can sound like rain falling through the trees
Pacific White Sided Dolphin flukes
Beluga butt
Cracker butterfly butt. I once had one of these pee on my face, but that's a story for another day
Tiny monkey butt
Another sea star
Aquarium photos from the Vancouver Aquarium, outdoor photos from outdoors
I love how you know the special words for different types of insect poop.
I’m so much fun to invite to parties.
Haha, I love it! I believe a turtle’s butt is called a cloaca. And wow, a beluga at the Vancouver Aquarium — how cool!
They had four of them, and they were amazing. I’m just sorry I won’t get to work with them.
You are very good at butts. I think you should make a calendar…
Others have suggested the same thing. You should see the shots I have from the zoo!