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Cyclops
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Spider parts!

Post by Cyclops »

I found a squashed spider,probably Amaurobius, and thought I'd have a look at it thru my microscope

Femur:
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Eyefield:
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Tarsal claw:
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Chinese student compound microscope
Sony Eriksson W800i phone.

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Post by beetleman »

Not bad for a cell phone cam Cyclops....the claw end has some interesting detail in it. :wink: The head shot looks like something out of those chainsaw movies :shock:
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Post by Ken Ramos »

You know Doug, they are doing another one of those movies. "Texas Chainsaw, the Beginning," I think. You know all that grizzly mess was based on a true story! :shock: Saw (pun intended) it back many years ago, the original that is, and it scared they bee geeberz out of me. :lol:

Hey not bad for a cell phone cam and a chinese made scope there Cyclops. Keep at it. :wink:

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Post by Cyclops »

Ive just remembered I kept the old skin(exuvia) off of my chile rose tarantula whe she molted, might be able find the epigyne if it is a female!
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Heres my scope BTW, you might remember it from my Greenlarry days!

(No point having a stereo microscope as I can only see thru one eye.)

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