Microscope Stills of Ziggy's shed skin (new micropix of T's)

[Atrax]

Hi guys, I thought you would love to see few microscope stills of beardie shed so I decided to share them with you all.
I hope you like them, and I would love to hear your comments on it.

Enough of babbling, on to the pics:

Ziggy's shed 10x magnification

60x magnification, back-lighted

60x magnification, light from above

Maybe some of you would love to see tarantulas molt too :mrgreen:
Here are some:

Heteroscodra maculata spermathecae (female), 60x magnification, back-lighted

Heteroscodra maculata spermathecae (female), 60x magnification, light from above

Heteroscodra maculata tarsus (front leg), 60x magnification

Heteroscodra maculata fang, 200x magnification

Thanks for checking it out, it's appreciated! :notworthy:

 

[catUK]

wow thats amazing!! Thanks for sharing. This may sound like a naive question but why does the front leg seem hairy??

 

[TASTIGER]

too cool!!

 

[AWDVette]

thats pretty awsome. you should do more. like beardie feet and stuff.(claws) I dont know. whaatever will show up with the light.

 

[Atrax]

wow thats amazing!! Thanks for sharing. This may sound like a naive question but why does the front leg seem hairy??

Thanks Cat All tarantula's legs are hairy That's how they sense their surroundings and taste potential food items.

too cool!!

Thanks! :mrgreen:

thats pretty awsome. you should do more. like beardie feet and stuff.(claws) I dont know. whaatever will show up with the light.

Thanks AWDVette, I will do more micro stills soon, but I doubt my beardie would be still long enough to take a pic of her claws under the scope. But I will try it and we'll see.


Thanks everybody, your comments are much appreciated, now that I know you all like these micro-stills I'll post some more soon. :notworthy:

 

[mrstuart75]

I LOVED these pics!!! I've often wondered what they would exactly look like under a microscope!! Now I know!! Do you work in a lab or just have one on hand at your house? LOL let me know! I'd love to have a microscope!!!!

moremoremore! the trantula slides were cool as well! thanks for sharing!!!
~Melanie

 

[Jamiedog]

That's so cool! What part of the body was that shed from? Have you checked any other bits of skin to see if they look different?

...Amazing.

 

[Atrax]

I LOVED these pics!!! I've often wondered what they would exactly look like under a microscope!! Now I know!! Do you work in a lab or just have one on hand at your house? LOL let me know! I'd love to have a microscope!!!!

moremoremore! the trantula slides were cool as well! thanks for sharing!!!
~Melanie

Thanks I just have microscope at home I need it for sexing little T's (tarantulas). I'll be sure to post more in the future than.

That's so cool! What part of the body was that shed from? Have you checked any other bits of skin to see if they look different?

...Amazing.

I thought so too :mrgreen: That skin was from the back (beardies "armor"). They do look different, skin from belly is very thin and is translucent so there not much to see, maybe if I would use dye...

 

[Jamiedog]

You could probably actually make some really pretty pictures by using a little colored dye and messing with the lights shining on it. :wink: Interesting that for all their sharp points in appearance, they look pretty rounded and soft under a microscope. Just like a beardie, isn't it? All spiky and scary, but we know they're big softies on the inside.

 

[Atrax]

You could probably actually make some really pretty pictures by using a little colored dye and messing with the lights shining on it. :wink: Interesting that for all their sharp points in appearance, they look pretty rounded and soft under a microscope. Just like a beardie, isn't it? All spiky and scary, but we know they're big softies on the inside.

Hehe you're right, it does look that way. :mrgreen: I'll try some dyed tummy shed then at the first chance.

 

[catUK]

wow thats amazing!! Thanks for sharing. This may sound like a naive question but why does the front leg seem hairy??

Thanks Cat All tarantula's legs are hairy That's how they sense their surroundings and taste potential food items.


whoops i thought it was a beardies front leg not a tarantula :shock: . In all fairness it was 2am when i looked at this post and i was fairly tired. Im off work for the easter holidays (nice break from teaching) and seem to have left my brain at work lol. Sorry for the confusion

 

[Atrax]

wow thats amazing!! Thanks for sharing. This may sound like a naive question but why does the front leg seem hairy??

Thanks Cat All tarantula's legs are hairy That's how they sense their surroundings and taste potential food items.


whoops i thought it was a beardies front leg not a tarantula :shock: . In all fairness it was 2am when i looked at this post and i was fairly tired. Im off work for the easter holidays (nice break from teaching) and seem to have left my brain at work lol. Sorry for the confusion

Hehe, no need to apologize, I hope you'll recharge your "batteries" while you're not working.

 

[catUK]

ha ha i'm trying my best to!

 

[Atrax]

I was wondering if you'd like to see a microscope video of tarantulas "pressure sensor".
"Owner" of that leg in the video is Pterinochilus murinus :mrgreen:
Read the video description for further information. :study: :study: :study:
http://youtu.be/pYyTYj9PqUY

 

[Livey]

Wow there awesome! I really want a microscope!