iconoclastica wrote:Absolutely creepy !!

I do not agree. They are cute, as also my nine year old son thinks

Many thanks for your kind comments.

It's a mix of incident light and transmitted light


Here is another one that is pigmented differently:






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Christian

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Christian

Thanks Robert

I used darkfield or brightfield with two Ikear Jansjö as additional incident light

Super!

Pau wrote:The ugly Aedes albipictus

This mosquito is for the most beautiful in the world. I trapped and killed tens of thousands of them.

Very beautiful pictures.


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Christian

Thanks Jörgen!

Thanks Smokedaddy and Charles!

Thanks


The first Cypridopsis picture was taken with a 4x and transmitted light alone. The two others with the 10x and addtitional incident light (Ikea torches).

Candona candida? https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49826543388_554557e512_c.jpg Maybe Cypridopsis https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49827270442_efe1da11cb_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49822312058_30a2696118_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49826726591_1426f396c7_c.jpg Regar...

Thanks David and Mike

Thanks Walter

The second picture of the Hydrachna was taken with the SPlan FL2. All others with the SPlanApo 4

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Christian

Thanks!


I used dark field and two Ikea Jansjö as additional incident light

Hydrachna sp https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49821367296_5617d58ecb_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49820985391_05faff976d_c.jpg Arrenurus sp https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49820727528_7f0c0b8709_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49817767386_7de0f53f32_c.jpg https://live.s...

My first attempts with copepods for some years SplanApo 4: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49409445686_15017e7517_c.jpg SPlan FL2: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49444952918_6f8005f0c4_c.jpg SPlanApo 4: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49431095801_88235072bb_c.jpg Best regards Christian