Mosquito larva breathing tube

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:51 pm

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.

MikeBinOKlahoma · Post by **MikeBinOKlahoma** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:25 pm

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.

S. Alden · Post by **S. Alden** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:24 am

Hey Charles, you got the breathing tube

. Beautiful indeed and nice to see you posting in here.

nephiliim · Post by **nephiliim** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:13 am

Nice capture there charles. Can you try to shoot the mandibles of the larva of a dragonfly? Those are terrifying to see.