Ixodes ricinus (one image added)

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Wed May 23, 2012 9:23 pm

spring came and here they are...

last two images are hand-made stacks.

curt0909 · Post by **curt0909** » Wed May 23, 2012 10:56 pm

#2 is great. Nice work

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Wed May 23, 2012 11:26 pm

Very nice, specially #2.

Rogelio

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Thu May 24, 2012 1:34 am

It is better not to meet the tick, brrrr, nice picture

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Thu May 24, 2012 8:24 am

Very nice rendering of the horrible proboscis. What kind of illumination did you use?

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Sat May 26, 2012 7:30 am

thank you all (:

Pau, I used my universal filter - as usual (:

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Sat May 26, 2012 12:11 pm

here is another tick's mouth. I think it is different species...

I removed both side parts of mouth to reveal the side 'blades' which I have never seen before...

universal filter and PZO Plan 20x objective, 12 image stack - it is my new record for a hand-made stack (: