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BUTTERFLY Acmon blue (Plebejus acmon)

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:21:02 Z

by Badwater "Acmon blue is found in much of California.This is a female with a wingspan of 1 inch. The larvae are often tended by ants."

Halyomorpha halys - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:21:29 Z

by Curtis_Sleve "Halyomorpha halys - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Specimen was euthanized by rapid freezing, cleaned with H2O and placed on a slide. Slide was placed on microscope stage. A single Nikon 10x BD Plan objective with outer sleeve removed mounted in turret via RMS to BD adapter. All other objective openings sealed with electrical tape. Microscope head has been replaced with extension tubes connected to a Canon t3i (600D) camera. Linear polarizer placed inside extension tubes. Mirror lockup, 2nd curtain shutter and remote control cable used to minimize vibration. Specimen illuminated with 4 LEDs with simple paper cylinder diffusion. 2790 separate 1 second exposures focus stacked and merged into a single 1.09 gigapixel image of the left dorsal view. Image duplicated and flipped horizontally to make a 2.19 gigapixel image. Contrast, color, and sharpening adjustments applied. Enjoy -Curtis Sleve"

Caelifera - Grasshopper

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:54:42 Z

by Curtis_Sleve "Panorama of a grasshopper"

Three bridges

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:56:30 Z

by trophy78 "Olympus OM-D E-M5, 3.0 fps, Leica 14-50, 40mm. f 4. Shooting with hands. Locks hanging on the fence - a new tradition of the bride and groom during the shooting on the bridge. Locks periodically cut down urban services."