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Post Options Post Options   Quote tpetpe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 April 2011 at 08:50
Those are very impressive shots wetapunga (thanks that is easier to say than chthoniid :)). Any idea what the magnification is on them? and what the subject size is? Very little flash glare there, but must have been a nightmare getting them framed.

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Originally posted by jmeviking jmeviking wrote:

Green power...

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There's actually a 'butterflies and moth' theme that this would fit into micely. The idea behind this thread is to represent all those creepy-crawlies and slithering creatures that aren't insects or spiders .

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Ok, another Opilionid shot. An NZ stout-legged harvestman. This is where having a ringflash or the like, is crucial.

α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF
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And a diversion into the world of mites- NZ feathered mite


In situ shot in leaf litter on Waiheke Island.
α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF
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Nesocherenes graicilis I think- an endemic NZ pseudoscorpion



I mounted the specimen on a temporary slide mount, suspended in clove oil. The slide was put over a white pad and the 'lift' achieved by piling textbooks underneath it.

This is what I used to take the photo-


It's a Giottos tripod with the centre column fixed on the horizontal plane. I've got a Manfrotto geared head- to which I've attached a Velbon macro rail and my a700. The macro lens has a ringflash and a 24x Raynox microscope adapter attached to it. The release cable was set on a 2 second timer.

Then it was just a matter of lining up the geared head and macro rail with the subject (about 4-5mm long).

Edited by wetapunga - 11 April 2011 at 01:11
α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF
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Well according to the Wikipedia description these are Damselflies, mating.
How they manage to fly together?
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Wētāpunga Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 December 2009 at 00:42
Originally posted by tpetpe tpetpe wrote:

Many thanks chthnoiid, actually i had always wondered where that nic came from, now if i could just spell or pronounce it ;).

Whilst trying to find another pseudoscorpion (I think I was lucky last time) this springtail collembola hexapod turned up right under the lens, and was larger than most of the ones i have found so far, probably about 2.5mm

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I find that once you master Tyrannochthoniella zealandica you can pretty much spell or say anything

Interesting that the Collebollans have finally made it to non-insect status. I know there's been ongoing debate about it for a while.

That's a good job on the magnification too- what exactly is the setup?

α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF
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Post Options Post Options   Quote tpetpe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 December 2009 at 22:12
Many thanks chthnoiid, actually i had always wondered where that nic came from, now if i could just spell or pronounce it ;).

Whilst trying to find another pseudoscorpion (I think I was lucky last time) this springtail collembola hexapod turned up right under the lens, and was larger than most of the ones i have found so far, probably about 2.5mm



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Post Options Post Options   Quote Turerkan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 November 2009 at 07:43
wow.. this topic is filled with awesomeness. thanks a lot for every picture posted so far and keep them coming!
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Wētāpunga Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 November 2009 at 07:29
The pseudoscorpion has a poison tooth at the end of the fingers of its chela (pincers) Tim. It's the longest tooth- and if you look under a microscope- you can often spot the duct to the poison gland. They're quite effective predators.

Spiders of course, have the poison apparatus in their chelicerae, not pedipalps.

Pseudoscorpions also have a silk appparatus on the end of the long finger on their chelicerae (fangs).

I did my masters thesis on NZ false scorpions- one of the important families were the Chthoniidae.






Edited by chthoniid - 23 November 2009 at 07:49
α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF
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Those are beautiful pseudoscorpion shots Tim. You've done very well.
They're not easy to photograph- gosh, I'm very impressed.
α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF
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Post Options Post Options   Quote tpetpe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 November 2009 at 21:57
Tukki, apparently they got reclassified, well according to wikipedia at least, I was sure that they were insects too, and it is strange to think that they arn't but also kind of nice to think that insects arnt as dominant as presumed.

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It is also nice to think that the most common animal in the world is something that i didn't even know the name of until recently :).

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Tukki Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 November 2009 at 21:50
I'd say that this is a collembola and it is surely an insect
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Post Options Post Options   Quote tpetpe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 November 2009 at 21:26
apparently these things are no longer insects even though they have 6 legs, so the last lot in bugs and spiders were incorectly posted.



sorry guys

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