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thanks i like the idea of thatOlympusman wrote:I once found a mite working a dead beetle I had stored for over a year. It was still moving around. After that, when I would capture a Bumblebee, I would soak it in alcohol to release the mites and let the solution settle down once I had removed the bee. Then with a pipette I would draw some of the sediment from the jar and centrifuge it. Interesting what mites do show up.
Mike
Thank you, I'm making some progress now I have better diffuse lighting.Beatsy wrote:The stack came out really well, nice pic.
The dust mite brings back memories. I had one appear and proceed to trample all over the diatoms I was mounting. Fortunately it was on the keeper slide, not the mount itself. Still a nuisance though as it scattered a lot of diatoms that had been paired by size and was travelling up the row threatening to jumble the rest up. Until I stabbed it with a glass needle...