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Nice unexpected capture. In brightfield I slowed down and killed a few with a little alcohol.
Rodney

Nice single image, now it makes me wonder about 100 hundred and even more so with 3000 image. stacks,, etc.,,
Rodney

Thanks Carter E. and Einman, glad you liked them.
The crest reminds of prehistoric. One last photo of more of the crest.
Rodney

Thanks Rod,,
I had read where the venom was under study or had been.
Rodney

I doubled the magnification and obtained a slightly better photo of the assassins proboscis. The needle like point at the end of the proboscis where the venom is injected shows up a little better.
Rodney

I got stabbed by one of these a few years ago and I hope no time soon again.
Front porch catch last night under the light

The assassin bug; family Reduviidae
AO Cycloptic stereo scope x 7, above LED lights, single image.

The curved proboscis shows up ok.
Rodney

You may like one from my collection.
I chiseled this one out from chert.
Fossil snail, AO Cycloptic, x10, single image.

Rodney

A few sets of teeth may be interesting to look at under the stereo scope, I could pull out a few lower jaw if that is ok??

Rodney

No doubt those images places you into the world of a fruit fly. The time it takes to do all of this is worth the journey for most of us to view.
Rodney

Thanks Kit for you insect and related images.
Rodney

I don`t have easy zoom so I can`t really say much other than thanks for posting what you obtained. The best I can tell with my eyes the EasyZoom is a good bit below in quality by other means that can be used to provide better details or resolution. I do think that it would be a good tool to help kee...

I wish we could have more study into the carnivorous plant species. I hope the ones we have jump back into life, if I have anything to do with it they will.
More study is needed, microscopy for sure.
Rodney

I agree very nice image, really stands out.
Rodney

To me, two question marks are more like ??= a question. The identification section can also be used more.
Rodney

We have a genus of silver looking lacewing in my area, not sure about a brown one??, they seem to be common at times.
I looked at one on a slide a while back I think.
Rodney

With my eyes oblique and dic are the winners, pol looks a little out of focus to me.
Nice images.
Rodney

Interesting subject. Down the road a few miles from where I live we have the Doerun PitcherPlant Bog. This is a natural protected area with native species of pitcher plants that was purchased by the State of Georgia in the mid 1990`s. A good bit of reading and pictures from the picture plant bog is ...

I agree, really looks good.
Never have tried any.
Rodney

Very good text book example.
Rodney

Nothing much has changed over the last eight days except the background color.
Before this specimen goes in the trash, any idea what makes the green florescent color?
Thanks for looking.
Rodney

I like your snail shell, is this a fossil?
Rodney

A really nice sharp image, makes me wonder how the best image could ever be determined.
Rodney

Most of what I have left einman is dried up insects, for a long time I had spider phobia esp. with some of the childhood dreams I had of black widow spiders when I was around 8-10 years old. I remember turning down the page of any science book that had a picture of one. I continue to respect spiders...

Not sure but the alcohol bath for several days may have changed the eyes??
thanks for looking
Rodney

From my earlier spider topic a few extra photo`s were requested.
Stereo scope x20, led lights from above.
Camera to eyepiece adapter, single image.
I may try a few more if needed.
Rodney

I`m amazed that the red dye food coloring is better in this series to me also. I tried to mix up some dye colors at one time and the results were no better, BUT your experiments may show something better.
Rodney

I had the 403 error also but can`t say how long it lasted.
Rodney

No doubt a very good series.
Rodney

No doubt that simple red dye did a good job. I was going to make up some blackberry dye at one time but never got around to it. Blackberries will stain your fingers.
Rodney

Thanks for the interest and comments for this spider, I did place the spider back into a little container of alcohol. Should be able to photograph and provide a few more different views.

I`m actually not a very big fan of spiders but find them interesting.
Rodney