Palomena prasina eggs and the hatched nymphs

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Palomena prasina eggs and the hatched nymphs

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I suppose everyone knows the green stink bug, here its eggs.

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Kamera: Nikon D810
Objektiv: Laowa 25mm F 2.8, 2.5-5X Ultra Macro
Belichtungszeit: Blitz
Blende: 2.8
ISO: 64
Beleuchtung: 3 Blitzgeräte
Diffusor: Schreibpapierbogen
Aufnahmedateiformat (RAW/JPG): RAW
Beschnittsbetrag in % (Breite u. Höhe): 0, 0
Stativ: Reprostand
Artenname: Palomena prasina
Multishot-Technik: Stack
Stacking Software / - Methode: Zerene Stacker / PMax
Abbildungsmassstab: 4.5:1
Objektseitige Bildbreite (mm): 8
Stacktiefe (mm): 46.4
Anzahl Stackschritte: 580
Durchschnittliche Stackschrittgrösse (mm) mit Cognisys StackShot: 0.08

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A very good picture! I have long been interested in this lens.
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Re: Palomena prasina eggs

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The Laowa 25mm F 2.8, 2.5-5X Ultra Macro is a very good lens that is also suitable for full format.
Image scale from 2.5:1 to about 7:1 (with extension rings).

Enclosed is a picture taken with the ZEISS Luminar 25mm at 6:1 showing the fresh eggs from above.
202 images, stack step size 7.5µm, object side image width 3.9mm.

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Re: Palomena prasina eggs

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Stink bug eggs are interesting to observe. I have made time lapse movies of nymphs emerging. The hatch is synchronized and most emerge within an hour or so of their siblings. Squash bug eggs are similar.

Bug eggs are good subjects. There is much interesting detail

Stink Bug embryos with good captions
https://youtu.be/jCHxmslOYjk

squash bug eggs day 7,5.wmv
https://youtu.be/E2WbZ4CG-Qg

Thanks for sharing!

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Thank you very much for the interesting films, they complement my picture series very well.

The next picture with the Zeiss Luminar 16mm, at 9:1, shows the eggs shortly before hatching.
339 images, stack step size 3.5 µm, object side image width 2.6mm.

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Re: Palomena prasina eggs and the hatched nymphs

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The nymphs on their empty egg shells.
Nikon105mm with bellows at 2:1,
87 single images, stack steps of 30 µm.

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Re: Palomena prasina eggs and the hatched nymphs

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Very nice.

Note the little black "pick axes" that are left behind when the nymph exit the egg. They are quite interesting and probably important for breaking out of the egg. Many years ago I tried to image them, but I did not have the greatest equipment for this. I think they could be more accurately described as a stiffener that allows the "wiggle" of the nymph inside the egg to focus fatigue at specific locations along the egg cap border. The "pick ax" is left in the same orientation at each empty egg. Perhaps a bit like the "key" on an old can of SPAM.

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The empty egg shells of Palomena prasina.
You can see the can opener. 😊

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A most interesting series, beautifully rendered! Thank you.

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Respect for the perfect images and the information.

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Referring to the excellent shot of the newly hatched nymphs on their egg-cases, I wonder how you got so many shots for your stack without any of them moving?
regards, Mike.

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Hello Mike

The nymphs react to shock, they remain still.
Between each picture of the stack series, I lightly tapped the surface with tweezers.
In this way they remained calm.

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Re: Palomena prasina eggs and the hatched nymphs

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Guppy wrote:
Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:09 am
Hello Mike

The nymphs react to shock, they remain still.
Between each picture of the stack series, I lightly tapped the surface with tweezers.
In this way they remained calm.

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Hello Kurt

thank you very much for your answer. So no movement between taps?

It is our Autumn here in the UK, but I must try this next year.

thanks again, Mike
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Excellent series!

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Re: Palomena prasina eggs and the hatched nymphs

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Finally, the empty eggs from very close.
Zeiss Luminar 25mm, 6:1, 273 images, stack step size 7.5 µm.

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thank you very much for your interest

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