Canada Balsam mount of a Pseudoscorpion; not treated with KOH.
microscope images of a right leg to emphasize musculature
top left: brightfield,
top right: darkfield polarization,
bottom left: coloured polarization;
bottom right: DIC
Polarization clearly shows some of the muscles; DIC shows them all.
Four illuminations
Four illuminations
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Re: Four illuminations
My copepods under DIC also reveal some hidden details:
It would seem that poor initial sample collection led to bacterial contamination and subsequent consuming of nearly all organic material rendering my copepods glass-clear. I'm assuming that the visible internal structure are probably interior pathways of organs, muscles, etc. Although I really do NOT know.
It would seem that poor initial sample collection led to bacterial contamination and subsequent consuming of nearly all organic material rendering my copepods glass-clear. I'm assuming that the visible internal structure are probably interior pathways of organs, muscles, etc. Although I really do NOT know.
Re: Four illuminations
Tony - Can you please describe your equipment for the polarization images?
Steve
Re: Four illuminations
A "Simple Polarizing Attachment" on an Olympus BH2/BHS.
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