Carrion Beetle + Mite

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This is the Carrion Beetle (Nicrophorus sp.) whose stereo face shots appear
HERE

It had a few of these mites, 4x Nikon CF N Plan on a BHS scope + 1.25x intermediate tube + 2.5x NFK relay lens; polarization

It also had a few very similar to Rik's post
HERE
in that even after a vigorous washing in soapy water and rinsing they were still anchored to the beetle by that posterior tube.


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student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.

Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives