Focus Stacked Image of Fly Wing Parts
Jun 11, 2022 18:20:30 #
This is a 10X magnified focus-stacked view of the green bottle fly's calypters which are located under the forward portion of the wing where it joins the body. Flies that possess calypters use them to cover the 'halteres' which is the little "paddle-like wing" that aids the fly in maintaining stability in their flight. A crane fly is an example of one that does not possess calypters which makes their halteres visible when they are at rest.
Jun 11, 2022 19:02:42 #
Jun 11, 2022 19:06:47 #
Nice pics. Scary looking, makes me grateful those are not the size of cows.
Jun 11, 2022 19:19:33 #
Jun 11, 2022 19:28:57 #
Longshadow wrote:
Neat.
Never knew that fly wings were spiky.
Never knew that fly wings were spiky.
Thanks, Longshadow. We can see things under a microscope lens that we cannot see any other way. The clear part of the fly's wing is covered with small hairs. They look smooth to the eye yet they are pretty whiskey.
Jun 11, 2022 19:32:05 #
Wallen wrote:
Nice pics. Scary looking, makes me grateful those are not the size of cows.
Thanks, Wallen. Life would be pretty exciting if they were. There was a time when dragonflies were over three feet in size. Thankfully, those days, and many of those creatures, are long gone.
Jun 11, 2022 19:33:16 #
kpmac wrote:
Something new and interesting, sippy.
Thanks, Kpmac. I enjoy sharing what I see through my assortment of lenses.
Jun 11, 2022 20:12:02 #
Jun 11, 2022 20:44:28 #
UTMike wrote:
Wonderful detail on those parts, Gary!
Thanks, UTMike. I see my share of flies every day. It's not until I look at them in magnified ways that I have a better understanding of how they are the way that they are....and that I want to kill them!
Jun 12, 2022 01:43:54 #
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Jun 12, 2022 08:52:27 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is a 10X magnified focus-stacked view of the green bottle fly's calypters which are located under the forward portion of the wing where it joins the body. Flies that possess calypters use them to cover the 'halteres' which is the little "paddle-like wing" that aids the fly in maintaining stability in their flight. A crane fly is an example of one that does not possess calypters which makes their halteres visible when they are at rest.
Jun 12, 2022 08:56:38 #
Jun 12, 2022 09:55:53 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Cool shot Sippy
Thanks, Curmudgeon. I appreciate your feedback.
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