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I was able to meet up with Andy Murray (no not that one) this afternoon as he was around my neck of the woods. For those that don't know, Andy is a fellow collembola enthusiast, but I think the term collembola fanatic is more appropriate for him. He scours the world looking for new species and has managed to build up a very large collection of a wide variety of springtails. You should definitely check out his flickr stream if you haven't already...
He had promised to find me some neelidae to add to my list, and he didn't fail to deliver. This is Megalothorax minimus, a juvenile specimen and around 0.3mm long:
Megalothorax minimus by Tim.Garlick, on Flickr
I shot it at around 7 or 8 x magnification (I can't remember what my current full kit gives me), but it's obvious I need to buy some more extension tubes as I still had to crop heavily to get this close.
This image (not mine) gives a better idea of the size of this creature:
Here are some alternate frames, chosen mainly because they were in focus but again, heavy crops:
Megalothorax minimus by Tim.Garlick, on Flickr
Megalothorax minimus by Tim.Garlick, on Flickr
and this is an uncropped frame (the width of which represents just under 3mm)
Megalothorax minimus by Tim.Garlick, on Flickr
Overall I was very pleased with these, but I'd like to be able to resolve more detail and get a closer look!
Edit: just noticed I failed to clean up the dust spots on that last image. Oh well, screw it, it's late now and bed time for me!
He had promised to find me some neelidae to add to my list, and he didn't fail to deliver. This is Megalothorax minimus, a juvenile specimen and around 0.3mm long:
Megalothorax minimus by Tim.Garlick, on Flickr
I shot it at around 7 or 8 x magnification (I can't remember what my current full kit gives me), but it's obvious I need to buy some more extension tubes as I still had to crop heavily to get this close.
This image (not mine) gives a better idea of the size of this creature:
Here are some alternate frames, chosen mainly because they were in focus but again, heavy crops:
Megalothorax minimus by Tim.Garlick, on Flickr
Megalothorax minimus by Tim.Garlick, on Flickr
and this is an uncropped frame (the width of which represents just under 3mm)
Megalothorax minimus by Tim.Garlick, on Flickr
Overall I was very pleased with these, but I'd like to be able to resolve more detail and get a closer look!
Edit: just noticed I failed to clean up the dust spots on that last image. Oh well, screw it, it's late now and bed time for me!
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