Argulus close-up

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Wim van Egmond
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Argulus close-up

Post by Wim van Egmond »

As promised, a close-up of the Argulus adult.

Wim

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Post by fpelectronica »

Magnifico!
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Post by SONYNUT »

spooky
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Just shoot it......

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Post by canonian »

Very impressive Wim, can't say you did not warn us: it is a real monster.
Great darkfield too ! I wonder what you used to shoot this beauty.

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Post by ChrisR »

Heavens to Betsy. :shock:
Lovely picture, - how big is this scary beast?

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Post by Mitch640 »

Amazing. The detail is incredible. I can see how the suckers function. She seems to have hooks all along the leading edge.

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Post by RogelioMoreno »

Wim,

Beautiful details.

Rogelio

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Post by lauriek »

Whoa!

Wim van Egmond
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Post by Wim van Egmond »

Thank you,

This specimen was about 5 mm but they can become larger.

I just read that the larva only uses hooks and the adult the suckers but also has hooks and barbs. It is a nasty passenger.

This close-up is a crop from a composite I made with a 10X objective. This way I could make a very large and detailed image. I am working on an exhibition for children and I think I am going to print it large. I am also working on a 'lousy wallpaper' with flees and lice that is going to be used as wall decoration.

Wim

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Post by Charles Krebs »

Very impressive Wim! Creepy but efficient looking!

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Post by phreakocious »

There are some very intriguing fractal structures in there. Really nice pic!

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