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:
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:
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
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
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...
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.
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.
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
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
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