Grow old ...

Grow old ...

This is how hair looks like at around 60x magnification. Considering that hair (on the head)...

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Uploaded on Feb 23, 2012  |  Map

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Snowflake

Snowflake

I must confess that I never cared about snowflakes too much ... until I read an article about the...

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Uploaded on Feb 8, 2012  |  Map

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House cricket / Heimchen / Acheta domesticus

House cricket / Heimchen / Acheta domesticus

A house cricket (Acheta domesticus) climbs over a bread bun. Magnification at 2,1x on FF-sensor,...

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Uploaded on Feb 1, 2012  |  Map

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Ichneumon Wasp / Schlupfwespe / Vulgichneumon sp.

Ichneumon Wasp / Schlupfwespe / Vulgichneumon sp.

Parasitic wasp (Ichneumonidae, Vulgichneumon sp.) at 6x magnification on full-frame sensor,...

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Uploaded on Jan 30, 2012  |  Map

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Mealworm / Mehlwurm / Tenebrio molitor larva

Mealworm / Mehlwurm / Tenebrio molitor larva

As in winter time it’s hard to find interesting insects I decided to visit a pet store and took a...

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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012  |  Map

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And now for something completely different

And now for something completely different

... to use a famous phrase from the Pythons ;-) Coiled shell of a heath snail (Xerolenta...

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Part of the tibia of a grasshoppers jumping leg

Part of the tibia of a grasshoppers jumping leg

Tibia-piece at 15,5x magnification. I suppose the fine hairs are sensors and used to identify the...

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Elytra detail (Carabus granulatus)

Elytra detail (Carabus granulatus)

Elytral striae and interstices of a ground beetle at 16,5x magnification on full-frame sensor,...

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Dorsal view of a jewel beetle (Anthaxia nitidula, female)

Dorsal view of a jewel beetle (Anthaxia nitidula, female)

Pronotum, scutellum and elytra of a female Buprestidae.

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Wing detail of a Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Wing detail of a Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

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Uploaded on Jan 12, 2012  |  Map

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Blattkäfer / leaf beetle / Oulema gallaeciana

Blattkäfer / leaf beetle / Oulema gallaeciana

This is an older stack from last summer. Tiny leaf beetle (Oulema sp., length around 4 mm) at 15x magnification on full-frame sensor.

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Uploaded on Jan 10, 2012  |  Map

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Samenkäfer / seed beetle / Bruchinae sp.

Samenkäfer / seed beetle / Bruchinae sp.

Tiny beetle at around 15x magnification on full-frame sensor, image cropped. Found under bark.

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Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012  |  Map

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Gewöhnlicher Bartläufer / ground beetle / Leistus ferrugineus

Gewöhnlicher Bartläufer / ground beetle / Leistus ferrugineus

Leistus ferrugineus at 10,5x magnification on full-frame sensor, slightly cropped. 254 exposures...

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Uploaded on Jan 6, 2012  |  Map

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Gemeine Florfliege / Green lacewing / Chrysoperla carnea

Gemeine Florfliege / Green lacewing / Chrysoperla carnea

Frontal view of a green lacewing at 16,5x magnification on full-frame-CCD. 178 exposures taken...

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Uploaded on Jan 4, 2012  |  Map

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Flachleibmotte / Depressariinae moth

Flachleibmotte / Depressariinae moth

Studio stack of a small moth (probably Depressariinae species) at 10x magnification. Found under...

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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2012  |  Map

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Laufkäfer / ground beetle / Carabidae

Laufkäfer / ground beetle / Carabidae

Ground beetle @ around 9x. Taken with Canon EOS 5D, Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 10x microscope objective...

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Uploaded on Dec 22, 2011  |  Map

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Matte Schwarzkopf-Schwebfliege / Hoverfly / Melanostoma scalare

Matte Schwarzkopf-Schwebfliege / Hoverfly / Melanostoma scalare

Hoverfly at ~9,5x magnification. Found in october, so this must be the second generation. It's a female. Remarkable the green halteres.

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Uploaded on Dec 20, 2011  |  Map

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The Fog ...

The Fog ...

Found this spider in our garden (length around 10 mm). I think it's a Tegenaria, may be...

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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2011  |  Map

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