Onychiurus burmeisteri, A Blind, White Collembolan

e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
edited March 24, 2015 in Holy Macro
This species lives on the underside of rotten wood on the ground in my garden. It measures up to 2.5mm long. It has no springer.

EM-1, extension, Leitz Photar 50mm 1/250 f11 ISO 640, TTL Flash, hand-held with some support for front hand.

Third image (2012) from reversed Kiron 28-70-80mm zoom at 28mm, manual flash.

The smooth band of cuticle on the rear of each body segments is a specific character.

Images cropped, the first and second significantly, the third slightly.

Harold

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Comments

  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2015
    Like #2 and #3.
    If mine I would see if tad more space for background was available for #2 and tad more space at bottom for #3.
  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Like #2 and #3.
    If mine I would see if tad more space for background was available for #2 and tad more space at bottom for #3.

    Fair comment but the background is very messy, crumbled dead wood and cobwebs and suchlike. I thought it detracted.

    Harold
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2015
    Good ones Harold.
    Brian V.
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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2015
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Good ones Harold.
    Brian V.

    Thanks, Brian.

    They show that a reversed Kiron zoom compares well with Leitz Photar at about a tenth of the price.

    Harold
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