Collembola

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Microscope: Leitz Dialux
Objective: Zeiss 1.6/0.03 - 5/0.1
Ocular: Zeiss KPL 8
Oblique epi illumination/Jansjö lamp
Sample from garden leaf litter, 18 Jan 2018

Stacked images in Zerene, except where noted.

Samples were mounted in alcohol/water/detergent wet mounts.
Graham

Though we lean upon the same balustrade, the colours of the mountain are different.

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Interesting! The last two remind me of bunny rabbits. It is amazing just how many different species there are of these little creatures and just how long they have been around over millions of years.

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A stereo pair:

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Graham

Though we lean upon the same balustrade, the colours of the mountain are different.

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