The head is about 3 - 4cm or so long. I couldn't figure out how many individuals were in this tangle, but I only saw one head - that's part of the puzzle - certainly more than one snake, but then that's what makes it fun...

Congrats - looks really good

Seen at a reptile house in Thailand

Canon Powershot S50
ISO 400, F 5.90, 1/15 sec

Nice image Charlie - I'm in Thailand at present using a dial-up connection, so things are a little slow. Should be back in the UK in a few days and can start posting images again. Meantime, the food is great and it's about time for another beer!

All the best,

Nice picture, Ken - I always find them difficult to photograph, but they are indeed fascinating creatures.

I'm going to be away for 3 weeks after this weekend, so won't be posting for a while - holiday in Thailand. Unfortunately not able to take a 'scope...

http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/animalcules/ostracoda/ostracod_019.jpg Microscope: Zeiss Standard GFL Ocular: Olympus P15 Objective: Zeiss Plan x1.6 - 5 Illumination: 940 nm IR LED/Darkfield Camera: Aiptek 3 Mega Cam with internal filter removed Sample from Warnham Nature Reserve 15 Jan 2006 Al...

Piotr: Yes I have read the Micscape articles, belatedly, after I started my own experiments and they have much useful info. Will: I have not pursued the Canon S50 hotspot problem because the Aiptek camera without IR filter is more sensitive. There is a slight trace of a hotspot with this also, and i...

Ken, I think this is a midge larva like the pink one I posted at http://www.photomacrography1.net/forum/ ... php?t=3953 = I'm not too good on the fier points of their anatomy, however

It is early days yet, but I wanted to tell you about my latest experiments. I have come across the use of near IR for taking landscape pictures with a digital camera. Apparently some cameras are quite sensitive to near IR, despite internal filtering. I tried my Powershot S50 out by aiming it at a TV...

Welcome back, Ken - great to hear from you agian.

Nice photos - you can stop most things wriggling with a little lidocaine throat spray!

These images were taken using Leica long working distance objectives that came my way after being thrown out from my ex-workplace... fortunately, I still have contacts there! These objectives are especially useful with aquarium slides, where there is considerable sample depth. http://www.gpmatthews....

Wonderful Charlie!

I think I posted an image of this beast about a year ago, but here is a specimen from this year's pond water. Not up to Charlie's wonderful images, but working on it... http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/animalcules/rotifers/r_neptunis003.jpg and a detail from this image: http://www.gpmatthews.nild...

A very Merry Christmas to everyone from here in the UK