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SEM Photographs
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Photographs are the property of G.J.McKenzie and may not be used for commercial purposes without my prior permission.
These photographs have been taken using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). This has allowed a much greater depth of field than would be possible with a normal camera and macro lens. The woodlice have been dried and then coated with a thin layer of gold before being placed in the scanning electron microscope. The high vacuum in the SEM has caused some slight damage to the specimen in the first photograph (the darker shading on the right hand side has been caused by the partial collapse of the carapace.
The approximate magnification is given below each photograph. Click on photographs to get an enlarged view.
Photographs are the property of G.J.McKenzie and may not be used for commercial purposes without my prior permission.
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