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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: bobfriedman on July 22, 2015, 11:09:21

Title: bug
Post by: bobfriedman on July 22, 2015, 11:09:21

Not sure what this is... flying bug of some sort..

Nikon D800E ,Mitutoyo M Plan APO 5x NA 0.14 200/0
190 stack iso100, RAYNOX TUBE 170mm bellows extension, 5mm objective extension - aprox 3.9x
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/160806598/original.jpg)

Nikon D800E ,Mitutoyo M Plan APO 5x NA 0.14 200/0
190 stack iso100, RAYNOX TUBE 170mm bellows extension, 5mm objective extension - aprox 3.9x
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/160806701/original.jpg)

Title: Re: bug
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on July 22, 2015, 12:01:05

A real redhead :D

These photomacrographs are getting better and better. Amazing detail and I notice the stacking artefacts are less obvious than before.

The entomologists should be able to determine the creature with all this detailled infromation available to them. I doubt they see this much detail under their dissecting microscopes ...

Title: Re: bug
Post by: Jakov Minić on July 22, 2015, 12:12:15

Bob, amazing details!
I am in awe!

Title: Re: bug
Post by: John Geerts on July 22, 2015, 13:18:07

Bob, it's so detailed, that's creepy.  Hope it will not give nightmares as the image may stuck if I watch too long   ;) 

Title: Re: bug
Post by: Akira on July 23, 2015, 01:25:56

Yes, this is amazing.  Glad you found some new materials other than flies and bees!

Title: Re: bug
Post by: bobfriedman on July 23, 2015, 01:38:44

from rik littlefield when responding to these images on photomacrography.com

"This is a beetle, one of the Milkweed Longhorns, likely Tetraopes tetrophthalmus though I don't have enough references to be sure from a head shot.

The larvae of these beetles bore in the stem and roots of milkweed plants.

The name comes from "four eyes", which is what you'll see if you count them! The larger group, family Cerambycidae, generally has antennae that arise so close to the eyes that the eyes wrap partially around them in a "C" shape. In Tetraopes this arrangement has become so extreme that the center of the "C" is completely separated, leaving the appearance of two eyes on each side. It's an interesting question how the information from those two half-eyes gets integrated, but I don't know anything about that. "

Title: Re: bug
Post by: elsa hoffmann on July 23, 2015, 07:02:45

fascinating info about the eyes. One wonders if the design of this bug is flawed with the antennae smack bang between the eyes - I mean could the arrangement not have been better?? Obviously not as this must serve a specific purpose I am sure. I doubt it will be possible to ever know how - and what info - is processed in the mind of a bug

Title: Re: bug
Post by: Peter Connan on July 23, 2015, 17:44:24

Stunning detail!

And great information as well, thanks Bobfriedman.

Title: Re: bug
Post by: Jørgen Ramskov on August 03, 2015, 17:10:55

I hope you never stop posting these amazing macro shots.