Eddie The Bugman
~The Haunting Sminthurides aquaticus~
If ever a Collembola could be described as ghost like, then Sminthurides aquaticus is definitely a candidate. The females of the species grow to about 1mm in length and are mainly white in colour with a few subtle hues of blue and orange.
So here we have 3 portraits of a female, these were taken with the MP-E at x5 on 108mm of extension tubes, that's x3 36mm tubes. I used an F/5.6 aperture and a diffuser on my 430 EXII flash. If you have a garden pond then chances are you have a population of these, look along the edges of the pond for white specks, you should be able to see these with your eyes, but a magnifying glass helps a lot.
Anyway, HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO YOU ALL :o)
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~The Haunting Sminthurides aquaticus~
If ever a Collembola could be described as ghost like, then Sminthurides aquaticus is definitely a candidate. The females of the species grow to about 1mm in length and are mainly white in colour with a few subtle hues of blue and orange.
So here we have 3 portraits of a female, these were taken with the MP-E at x5 on 108mm of extension tubes, that's x3 36mm tubes. I used an F/5.6 aperture and a diffuser on my 430 EXII flash. If you have a garden pond then chances are you have a population of these, look along the edges of the pond for white specks, you should be able to see these with your eyes, but a magnifying glass helps a lot.
Anyway, HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO YOU ALL :o)
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