Mosquito larva breathing tube
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Mosquito larva breathing tube
Normally I hang around the microscope group. But this was done with "photomacrography" gear rather than a microscope so here it is.
This is the breathing tube (like a snorkel) of a mosquito larva at the surface of the water. I made up an extremely small "tank" to hold the larva, and illuminated it from the rear with electronic flash. The lens was a Minolta Bellows Micro 12.5mm f2. The picture was taken with the aperture set to f4 using a Canon 10D.
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Charles, this is a very very cool shot. Focusing must have been a nightmare, but the fine structure of the snorkel is very interesting.
Thanks for putting this one up.
Thanks for putting this one up.
Mike Broderick
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"I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul.....My mandate includes weird bugs."--Calvin
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"I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul.....My mandate includes weird bugs."--Calvin
(reposts on this site of my images for critique or instruction are welcome)