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Darker chitin

Shot of the forceps of an Earwig ( Dermaptera sp.♂)

 

Earwig forceps contain hardened material made of chitin, the same material as the exoskeleton and usually a darker chitin means that the shell has hardened.

 

Tech info | 133 exposures stacked, exp.time 2sec, ISO200, ~5x magnification,Stacking soft / Zerene Stacker - Bugslabber

 

The scene lit by two IKEA Jansjö led lamp and diffused with a foam cup

 

 

5X Mitutoyo M Plan Apo NA 0.14 Infinity Corrected Long WD Objective | Raynox DCR-150 | Nikon PB-6 Bellows | Sony A7

 

 

LARGE version!

 

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Uploaded on June 3, 2017