Thank you all for your very kind comments. Antoonio: I cropped the edges; I took this shot with an Agfa E1680 digital camera (I am a total amateur, BTW) and the macro lens leaves a black and round border on each shot. Syyd: After I fished him out of the water (veterinary instincts too strong to ignore) I got the impression that he was looking at me trying to figure out just what the hell heppened. The cool thing about it all was the interaction between two species that normally have little to do with each other. But I babble. Thank you all again. --Dendras