Flea

gpmatthews · Post by **gpmatthews** » Sun May 09, 2010 4:04 am

I have been cataloguing my slide collection and thought this 19th century slide entitled "Male Flea" looked nice, so here's a photo:

Microscope: Zeiss Standard
Ocular: Zeiss KPL-W 10/18
Objective: Zeiss 1.6/0.03 - 5/0.1
Brightfield/Flash
Camera: Canon EOS 500D

sonyalpha · Post by **sonyalpha** » Sun May 09, 2010 4:20 am

That would make a wonderful poster or cover for a health clinic?

Amazing when you think how old the slide is:

sonyalpha

Cactusdave · Post by **Cactusdave** » Mon May 10, 2010 12:35 pm

Very nice indeed. A classic subject and a beautiful slide done justice to.

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Tue May 11, 2010 2:04 am

Fantastic! Unfortunately our dog occasionally brings these home,must try and photograph one sometime.
Do you know what the spiral arrangement is near the read? Would it be the springing mechanism?

gpmatthews · Post by **gpmatthews** » Tue May 11, 2010 2:25 am

I don't know what the "tail" is - I don't think they jump Zebbeddee-like, however: they use those big back legs!

Perhaps someone with better knowledge of flea anatomy can enlighten us?

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Tue May 11, 2010 2:30 am

gpmatthews wrote:I don't know what the "tail" is - I don't think they jump Zebbeddee-like, however: they use those big back legs!

Perhaps someone with better knowledge of flea anatomy can enlighten us?

Oh of course,I was thinking of Springtails! Silly me!

svalley · Post by **svalley** » Fri May 28, 2010 2:13 pm

Graham, nice shot, good lighting and internal detail. Very Clean.

Steve