Wasp under the microscope

Wasp under the microscope

Posted on 2012

Reddit user didn’t have better things to do in his lab today, so he decided to take some photos of a dead wasp with their 20$ usb mini “microscope”. He checked the thickenss of the tip of the sting on one of their real microscopes – it’s about 10 microns.

Below are his photos of wasp under the microscope:

Wasp under the microscope — Wasp under the microscope – Abdomen

Wasp under the microscope - Sting — Wasp under the microscope – Sting

Wasp under the microscope - Side of the abdomen — Wasp under the microscope – Side of the abdomen

Wasp under the microscope - Head and thorax — Wasp under the microscope – Head and thorax

Wasp under the microscope - Eye compound — Wasp under the microscope – Eye compound

Wasp under the microscope - Wing — Wasp under the microscope – Wing

Wasp under the microscope - Close-up of a wing — Wasp under the microscope – Close-up of a wing

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