Dead Fly...

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Dead Fly...

Post by crocoite »

...it's the only way that I can get them to stay still long enough to photograph :lol:

This one decided to lay down and die next to my laptop so I thought I'd stick him under my scope...

First one is 9mm across...

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Second is 2mm across...not sure what the three orange globules are on top of the head.

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Some good photos Steve. :D I have found out myself that under the objectives of a stereomicroscope, dead insects are much easier to photograph. :D One thing I might suggest is using a small soft bristled bush, the kind women folk use to gussie themselves up with, to gently clean the insect up just a little. I use a cosmetics brush that I got from the local drug store. These brushes are very soft and are great also for cleaning optics, as long as the wife or girlfriend, which ever the case maybe :roll: , has not used them for make-up. I have neither so my brushes remain clean. :lol: Also using an asperator or a can of compressed air cleans them up nicely too, just don't blow them out the window with the compressed air :lol: , gently squeeze the trigger on that thing until you get the proper air flow and then using a pair of tweezers hold your insect up into the flow of air to blow away any remaining dust. :wink:
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I tried to remove the dust Ken but the fly is pretty fragile. I managed to pick off most of the bigger pieces.
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Yeah, sometimes these smaller insects are hard to clean up. Most of the time I fail to get them as clean as I would like them big or small. :lol:
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