Interesting stuff! And lovely work. Are you able to smell the “stink” on your captive bug? I have leaf footed insects (similar size and shape to BMSB) that invade my home occasionally in the fall. They are cousins to stink bugs but I never notice any scent. BugGuide (link) says these can emit a pung...

Nice! I have used a repurposed DVD optical head drive mechanism since 2011 or so for all of my stacks. For my small bug subjects it has plenty of muscle. https://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13427&highlight=rig I got about a dozen cd/dvd drives from a computer recycler for free. I ...

Nice series. Great to have the over-all photos for perspective as you dig into the details.

Thanks for sharing!

Keith

Some shore flies have very raspy mouths. These scrape slime off of the rocky border of a neighborhood pond.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/664456

Regards

Keith

A deep stack like this with a manual stage is a labor of love. Nicely done!

Thanks for posting.

Keith

Interesting study Rik. The knobby bits look a bit like some of my wood working rasps, though less sharp.

The stereos are excellent!

Keith

Pizzaz, I think “can of worms” comes closest to an accurate description. ChrisR, Have a transplanted oak tree that started from an acorn i shifted from my lawn to a more favorable spot. It has been going for 9 years now and is only 3 feet tall. The 14 mature trees in my yard produce enough acorns to...

Pizzazz recently posted about some wiring chewed apart by rats. https://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40576 I have a less dramatic tale. I have been growing some hostas from seed in a tiny terrarium in my basement. The terrarium has glass sides that allowed me to photograph the see...

Judging from the corrosion on the surface, this was not from last year’s grapes. Perhaps the vintage was worthy of straight consumption and not dilution with orange juice? ????

Keith

This is a very interesting topic and the images are excellent. I have pondered this and have this to offer. The SEM images Rik linked are quite interesting. They show a lot of the structure, but the sputtered metal to allow the SEM may be a bit thick. The images Rik found were more of a survey of SE...

Sumguy01,

Glad you liked them!

Keith

Thanks nanometer!

K

Interesting. I will do some sweep netting above the lawn this afternoon and look more closely. Cooler weather and rain arrive this evening.


K

How cords are assembled. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UbDmZ5OljJI Some discussion on the metals used in connectors here. Probably a copper-zinc alloy. https://www.waytekwire.com/datasheet/How-Connectors-Get-Manufactured.pdf Regarding the layering you mentioned, that would come from the rolling proc...

My 2019 bug season is drawing to a close in Northern Illinois. It started in April when I found a doli (long legged fly) by the nearby creek when I watched for warblers. It ends at the same spot with a different doli. Cold temperatures in our future. All photos with my 10X Oly objective, 200mm Penta...