Springtail on the slide

Lord Vetinari

Shots of what turned out to be a female on a glass slide. Great fun trying to herd one of these onto the slide (not!).

Brian V.

Cato

Very cool shots, that 3rd one is astounding! thumb

puzzledpaul

Splendid shots, Brian ... I can just imagine you being introduced on R4's 'Start the week / Midweek' as 'The man that herds springtails'

... and it's all done on an area no larger than a big stamp ... not a hillside ...

What was the setup for the first? ... you under, shooting up - or something different?

pp

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments Cato and Paul

Paul for the first shot I simply rested the slide against a piece of melon so it was vertical and then rested the lens on the same surface (a water barrel lid).
Brian V.

tlee

I like the "belly" shot. Nice to see an image of the anatomy we don't normally get to view.

canon400d

tlee wrote:

I like the "belly" shot. Nice to see an image of the anatomy we don't normally get to view.

Brilliant shots Brian
Bob

Lord Vetinari

Thanks Tee and Bob for the kind comments.
Brian V.

Skippy

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Shots of what turned out to be a female on a glass slide. Great fun trying to herd one of these onto the slide (not!).

Brian V.

Awwwwww my most adored and favourite bug of all times
The first time you ever posted a shot of a Springtail,
I have looked forward to the next time you might post another shot of one.

Thanks for showing us so clearly the under body of the Springtail,
that's quite a spring under there

I'm taken in by the eye, with its bumps and lumps.

That last shot is a ripper Brian :ivar .... Skippy
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Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments Skippy- glad you like these tiny bugs
Brian V.

roentarre

Your work is of finest calibre.

The details and the lighting are superb :ivar

GOLDENORFE

wonderfull Brian. have you cropped these or are they just x5 mag?
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the commjents
Phil- not cropped- #1 & #3 at 5:1

Brian v.