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Leaf litter galumnid
Copyright © 2023 California Academy of Sciences, photo K Schneider

Leaf litter galumnid
Presidio, El Polin Springs, San Francisco County, California, USA
January 25, 2023
Size: 750 microns
Collected from Quercus agrifolia leaf litter using a Tullgren funnel.

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 5 February, 2023 - 1:10pm

am wondering how you get this close
microns...
… ophis, 22 October, 2023 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

 
sure -
these photos were taken with the museum set up, which is a Leica scope and camera attached to a motorized Z-stage, so these are stacked images.
… Ken Schneider, 22 October, 2023 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

 
macro cubed
thanks

the color is better than SEM images
… ophis, 24 October, 2023 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

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