Photos
Butterfly wing scale
Scale from the top surface of a butterfly wing (12.5× eyepiece, 40× objective, no staining on a Leitz SM). The ridges interract with light to create vibrant colors.
Green pepper stalk cells
Cells from the stalk of a green pepper (12.5× eyepiece, 40× objective, no staining on a Leitz SM).
Green pepper skin cells
Epidermal cells from a green pepper (12.5× eyepiece, 10× objective, no staining on a Leitz SM).
Red onion epidermal cells
Epidermal cells from an red onion (12.5× eyepiece, 25× objective, no staining on a Leitz SM).
Egg membrane
The thin skin between an egg shell and its white (12.5× eyepiece, 40× objective, no staining on a Leitz SM).
Stomata of Crassula Ovata
Stomata of a Succulent Crassula Ovata (Jade plant) leaf (12.5× eyepiece, 100× objective, no staining on a Leitz SM). Chloroplasts are seen in the gard cells.
Onion epidermal cells
Large epidermal cells from an onion (12.5× eyepiece, 25× objective on a Leitz SM).
Butterfly wing
The top surface of a Danaus chrysippus butterfly wing.
Ladybug (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata)
Top view of a 3.5mm long Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata found near Rouen.
Ladybug (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata)
Underside view of a 3.5mm long Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata found near Rouen.
Spider (Salticidae)
Front view of a jumping spider. The pair of big eyes (anterior median eyes) is built like a telescopic tube and gives very good vision while the 3 secondary pairs gives it a 360° field of view.
Moss (Bryophyta)
Dried up moss found on an ash tree, near Rouen.
Mosquito (Culicidae)
Front of a mosquito found near Rouen.
Wing of a Drosophila
The leading edge of the wing of a fruit fly (Drosophila), found in Paris.
"Foot" of a fly
Foot end of a musca domestica. The beige colored appendices are sticky while the claws can help the fly pry its footpads loose.