Pitter Patter Of Little Tarsus
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Pitter Patter Of Little Tarsus
Snow arrived last night so instead of putting on my snow tires today I decided to photograph some type of worse for wear Altica flea beetle. Of course, in celebration of "old man winter's" arrival my ultrasonic cleaner died today too. So with a little hand swishing in the deceased machine and some small blasts of air from a can of Dust Off, I was left with these. I found the tarsus, setae and claw more interesting (truthfully the hand cleaning wasn't very effective). I can honestly say I am not a "footie" photographer but I am giving it a shot. I secretly really admire other macro/micro shooters work on this site. So...
Right front tarsus
Left front tarsus
Right middle tarsus. The blue/green background in the images is actually the insect. Images are at 8x, 151 steps at 10µm.-
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Beautiful!
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very nice
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Wonderful!
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Nicely done. The small bits of debris can be removed in post with cloning and healing tools in a photo editor.
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Issue resolved, new ultrasonic cleaner arrived Thursday (smiley face). Twas a dirty insect and I didn't feel like cleaning it post. A couple of snaps after a little cleaning. I think it is a Dogbane beetle (Chrysochus auratus). Excellent for practicing on due to its shininess.MarkSturtevant wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 8:10 pmNicely done. The small bits of debris can be removed in post with cloning and healing tools in a photo editor.
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Nice shots. Interesting how extensive the pulvilli are on this specimen.
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Nice shots. Interesting how extensive the pulvilli are on this specimen.
Mike
Mike
Michael Reese Much FRMS EMS Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA