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Late last night:

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited February 27, 2015 in Holy Macro
At various magnifications and cropped to show a bit more. Venus lens, ringflash.

Drainfly:

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Globular springtail - this one very young I think - it's about as small a globby I've seen this year: (at 2:1)

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Paul.


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    e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,378 Major grins
    edited February 24, 2015
    I must get back to the drain flies in my garden. Last time I tried, the diaphragm remained jammed open.

    Harold
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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited February 24, 2015
    Like the first Globy shot!
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    Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited February 24, 2015
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    I must get back to the drain flies in my garden. Last time I tried, the diaphragm remained jammed open.

    Harold

    There's always plenty in my compost bin...
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Like the first Globy shot!

    Thanks SB :)

    Paul.


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    Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,900 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2015
    Lovely series Paul - what has the second globbie got stuck on him (those white bits) ?
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    Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2015
    Thanks Brian :)

    Not sure what the bits are - it must be something about the globby itself because they are uniform in appearance and when cropped in (see below) you can see they appear to be a part of the insect itself...

    Maybe Harold could elucidate on it?

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    Paul.


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    e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,378 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2015
    Paul Iddon wrote: »
    Thanks Brian :)

    Not sure what the bits are - it must be something about the globby itself because they are uniform in appearance and when cropped in (see below) you can see they appear to be a part of the insect itself...

    Maybe Harold could elucidate on it?

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    Paul.

    I was a bit mystified when I first saw them. I thought that pollen was the most likely option . However, that they seem to have some detailed differentiation of the structure leaves me in doubt.

    Harold
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    Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2015
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    I was a bit mystified when I first saw them. I thought that pollen was the most likely option . However, that they seem to have some detailed differentiation of the structure leaves me in doubt.

    Harold


    Is it maybe a secretion to aid cleansing?


    Paul.


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    e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,378 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2015
    Paul Iddon wrote: »
    Is it maybe a secretion to aid cleansing?


    Paul.

    Not unless this is a new scientific discovery.

    Harold
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    SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2015
    Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
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    Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2015
    Seefutlung wrote: »
    Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

    Thank you :)


    Paul.


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    Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2015
    Update - it looks like these are likely going to be nematodes...


    Paul.


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    e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,378 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2015
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    I must get back to the drain flies in my garden. Last time I tried, the diaphragm remained jammed open.

    Harold

    I had a long session today with my Schneider Repro-Claron 55mm and my drain flies. I went in rather closer than you did. I have only really tried it at f11 on 210mm extension, possible f22 performance being the attraction, and it is looking rather good. For example, even before PP, eye facets are resolved. It looks like being well worth my £75 in December.

    I need a snood or something for the flash rather than go above ISO 800.

    Harold
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