Wings and Things
BOOM! ~ Damsel Labium
Odonata nymphs have a prehensile labium, sometimes called a labial mask, which folds under the head and thorax. This lower lip is capable of extending rapidly forward, striking prey before they can react. Inside are rows or sensory hairs (see picture in comments) that acknowledge the success of the strike, hooks on the ends snag the prey and draw it back to be eaten.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labium_(insect_mouthpart)
Insight: 237 images @ 5μm dropped into Zerene Pmax & Dmap & retouched, opened in PPPx3 & LR3 for usual commands / no crop to image.
Notes: Background colour changed from red in LR, large file loaded to keep background quality.
Tools: Olly 10x objective ~ DCR-150 TL / Ping-pong ball diffuser and jansjo Leds.
BOOM! ~ Damsel Labium
Odonata nymphs have a prehensile labium, sometimes called a labial mask, which folds under the head and thorax. This lower lip is capable of extending rapidly forward, striking prey before they can react. Inside are rows or sensory hairs (see picture in comments) that acknowledge the success of the strike, hooks on the ends snag the prey and draw it back to be eaten.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labium_(insect_mouthpart)
Insight: 237 images @ 5μm dropped into Zerene Pmax & Dmap & retouched, opened in PPPx3 & LR3 for usual commands / no crop to image.
Notes: Background colour changed from red in LR, large file loaded to keep background quality.
Tools: Olly 10x objective ~ DCR-150 TL / Ping-pong ball diffuser and jansjo Leds.