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Face to Face with a Mymarid
Copyright © 2007 Ray Simpson

Face to Face with a Mymarid
Dixie Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
September 16, 2007
Size: <1mm
At this magnification it is impossible to get good focus on the scope but this is the head of a mymarid wasp. You can see the transverse and longitudinal sulci (grooves) that identify these wasps. The antenna are also well separated and the things are tiny!
Contributed by Ray Simpson on 29 September, 2007 - 8:03pm

Stacked images
Are you familiar with this, as a way to improve depth of field? More info here:
… Ron Hemberger, 29 September, 2007 - 9:40pm

 
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I appreciate the info but I don't have fancy equipment by any means! I used a dissecting scope with my difital camera held up to the eyepiece. Kind of crude but I'd never see these guys without the scope. One of these days I'll get a good camera!
… Ray Simpson, 29 September, 2007 - 10:20pm

 
Understood. Hey, I don't even have a scope.
I'm pretty sure there's a free trial on the software. Also, you might want to try taping the camera to the scope.
… Ron Hemberger, 29 September, 2007 - 10:44pm

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