Lace Bug SEM
Cooler people than me read InsectPOD. Much, much cooler. Julia Fält from Finland saw Earl’s Lace Bug from yesterday and sent in this photo.
It’s also a Lace Bug. Instead of a macro lens, however, this was taken with a Scanning Electron Microscope. The picture is dated 2003, but it was her “first try with SEM” along with colleague Tarja at her university in Finland. She says that the bug is a species from genus Tingidae, “Lace Bugs”.
I don’t know what more to say about this image. It’s just amazing. Wow. Just… wow.
Thanks, Julia!
Athena said,
March 26, 2008 @ 9:18 am
Oooooooo That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing, Julia! (And Dave!)
Scott said,
March 26, 2008 @ 11:04 am
Nice work!
Julia F said,
March 26, 2008 @ 11:44 am
Hi!
Hmm… wonder where that strange date has come from, could be the old SEM device we have on the university… Anyway, the picture is taken in Autumn 2007, not 2003
JFargo said,
March 26, 2008 @ 11:54 am
That’s pretty awesome. Just…fantastic.
Entr0physt said,
March 27, 2008 @ 8:23 am
Insanely cool! Look at how smooth the interstitial membranes are! I wonder if it uses the hair to detect wind changes, or just to help keep the wings clean…
Along the same lines:
http://www.eyeofscience.de/eos2/index2.html
They’re false-color, but still pretty cool.
Entr0physt said,
March 27, 2008 @ 8:24 am
Oh yeah, click the “Gallery” link on the bottom.
David Brady said,
March 27, 2008 @ 8:38 am
Entr0physt: WAY COOL! Thanks!