Water Mite?

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Water Mite?

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After fighting mosquitos, fending off copperheads, and picking through poison ivy, I finally made it to my favorite creek for a little relaxation and collecting. So far this little guy is all that I have found. I thought he or maybe it is a she (I didn't turn it over to look :oops: ) looked great under darkfield. Wha da ya'all think? :wink:
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Post by piotr »

This is an absolutely amazing picture!!! :-) It looks like a cross-section. Great darkfield subject! What objective did you use, 4x?
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:D Piotr! Glad you like it, I was very surprised and elated when Tom notified me that the photo had been selected. I was just scanning a wet mount looking for something new and interesting when this little guy skittered across the field. Placing the old "dime" in the condenser tray and using a Zeiss 10X A-Plan, I was able to capture the mite. I took several shots before settling for this one. :D
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Post by nzmacro »

Congrats Ken, this is nothing short of spectacular !!!. I viewed this one on your site as well and feel in love with it then. The clarity is amazing and makes this one fascinating shot. Excellent image and work :D

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:D Thanks Danny, I am pleased that everyone likes the image and thanks for dropping by my MSN Group Site. It isn't much but it is fun to play around with. I am hoping to add more images to the site very soon with all of them having been taken through the Axiostar Plus.
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Looks great on the front cover of the www.amateurmicroscopy.net home page, too :!:
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