(Sorry for the stupid watermark, I only had a photo from my flickr stream on my desktop. I always watermark those, not that it matters these days I suppose) Better res http://www.flickr.com/photos/oxkarthemighty/10497648273
Not sure what THIS is called...
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oxkarthemighty
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Not sure what THIS is called...
Does anybody know what "part" this actually is? It is a X-section of a Blackburn's Sphinx Moth the third plate from the tip of the abdomen. He must have been very recently dead when I found him because I could still move his legs about. So I had this feller frozen in an old honey jar and somewhat forgot about him. He was definitely all dried out inside, so I suppose that this could just be dried "moth juice" so to speak; it was flat and had obvious texturing that spoke otherwise, and seemed like it formed some function. I photographed this with a 10x objective on my Olympus BH-2 131 exposure, stacked of course with Zerene. Some contrast adjustments and sharpening added.
(Sorry for the stupid watermark, I only had a photo from my flickr stream on my desktop. I always watermark those, not that it matters these days I suppose) Better res http://www.flickr.com/photos/oxkarthemighty/10497648273
(Sorry for the stupid watermark, I only had a photo from my flickr stream on my desktop. I always watermark those, not that it matters these days I suppose) Better res http://www.flickr.com/photos/oxkarthemighty/10497648273
If your photo lacks interest, you aren't close enough.
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Ichthyophthirius
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There might be someone who knows straight away, for others an overview photograph might be useful (you can be too close 
). For example, I don't know what you mean by cross-section (transverse section?, segment?, tergite?, sternite?).
Is this a sclerite surface and you're talking about the microsculpture ("fingerprint" pattern)?
). For example, I don't know what you mean by cross-section (transverse section?, segment?, tergite?, sternite?).Is this a sclerite surface and you're talking about the microsculpture ("fingerprint" pattern)?
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oxkarthemighty
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Hello Ichthyophthirius!
"Moth juice" that had just dried out. The only thing that had made me think different was the pattern in it. It seems just too uniform, much like a fingerprint as you say. [/quote]
YOU SPEAK LIES!!Ichthyophthirius wrote: (you can be too close)
Oops, sorry. I referred to it as a plate, yes its a X-sec of a abdominal segment.Ichthyophthirius wrote: I don't know what you mean by cross-section (transverse section?, segment?, tergite?, sternite?
It was definitely sclerite, that's why I was thinking maybe it wasIchthyophthirius wrote:Is this a sclerite surface and you're talking about the microsculpture ("fingerprint" pattern)?
"Moth juice" that had just dried out. The only thing that had made me think different was the pattern in it. It seems just too uniform, much like a fingerprint as you say. [/quote]If your photo lacks interest, you aren't close enough.