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Thrips says hello...

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:45 pm
by Goofy
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Thrips nymph captured in negative colors via smartphone. Prior to that it ate my grapefruit tree.
Bresser Biolux AL -> default 40x -> 10X eyepiece -> smartphone camera

Re: Thrips says hello...

Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:55 pm
by Chris Dee
Did you use a cover slip? You might get more detail without one.

Re: Thrips says hello...

Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:52 pm
by Goofy
Yes I did, on similar occasion I'll try without one. This specimen was mounted in cedar oil.

Re: Thrips says hello...

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:22 am
by mintakax
That is cool looking ! Reminds me of the rabbit costume in the movie Donnie Darko