Lophacris cristata. Head, rear leg.

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Charles Krebs
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Lophacris cristata. Head, rear leg.

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This was the first time I've tried to "relax" or re-hydrate an old grasshopper specimen. Not as easy as a moth or butterfly! I was primarily interested in the wing posted earlier, but figured I might as well take a couple additional shots.

Both are stacks. 80/4 Componon-S for upper image, 63/2.8 El Nikkor for lower.


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Nice pictures Charles!

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Charles:

You did it again! These are excellent photos.
The details are really well-presented.

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Post by augusthouse »

Scheimpflug that hopper...please... (like Lester's fish page 83)

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Re: Lophacris cristata. Head, rear leg.

Post by Harold Gough »

Charles Krebs wrote:This was the first time I've tried to "relax" or re-hydrate an old grasshopper specimen. Not as easy as a moth or butterfly!
Is that due to the more robust build of the insects?

In the lab (various incarnations) where I spent most of my professional life we had a bottle labelled "Relaxing Fluid" (mainly used for beetles)which colleagues in other disciplines tended to suggest contained alcoholic beverage for staff consumption.

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