Honey Bee glued to a pin

[bobfriedman]

i have been experimenting with ways to avoid getting the pin i use to hold the insects in the shot.. super gluing to the aft parts works in some cases involving smaller insects.. i posted this one leaving the pin in the shot (mending size sewing needle stuck in plumbers putty). gives an interesting scale to image.

Nikon D800E ,Mitutoyo M Plan APO 5x NA 0.14 200/0
180 stack

[Bjørn Rørslett]

My attention was drawn to the pin itself and its surface structure. Looks almost like an electron microscope rendition ... Or is this glue residue?

[bobfriedman]

glue residue.. i should scrape some away and image it to show the difference..

probably mis-titled this thread

[bobfriedman]

as Bjorn correctly pointed out, the needle was immersed in glue.. luckily only on one side

i usually paint these needles with ultra flat black paint.. here you can also see that some of the paint is worn away and insect residue can also be seen on the tip from my first attempt at placing the insect directly on the needle.

Nikon D800E ,Mitutoyo M Plan APO 10x NA 0.28 200/0
80 stack

[Frank Fremerey]

Very fascinating the dead animals in detail. Bjørn is right. the superdefinition resembles the  structure
of scientific pictures in the scanning technique. Electron beam eg.

still I like you to find a way to employ such definition to living animals

[elsa hoffmann]

trail and error - I like the glue idea and i am sure you will manage to perfect the plan soon