tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25667494093046752872012-02-16T22:59:24.595ZOliver Slay i Texidorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453980932298730974noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566749409304675287.post-46093337728928961812011-06-10T01:18:00.002+01:002011-06-13T19:24:05.150+01:00We're growing strawberries in our front garden... there are so many of them... I wonder what they look like up close...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uG0akPeqXhc/TfFdjQCbJiI/AAAAAAAAAD4/cn0Gd3mN0wk/s1600/Strawberry-fs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uG0akPeqXhc/TfFdjQCbJiI/AAAAAAAAAD4/cn0Gd3mN0wk/s400/Strawberry-fs.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><p>It's quite hard to stop the light from the microscope shining off at this magnitude...<br /></p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VkpCtBxPdsU/TfFdj3M5D9I/AAAAAAAAAD8/Avvo4tlyXoM/s1600/Strawberry-ns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VkpCtBxPdsU/TfFdj3M5D9I/AAAAAAAAAD8/Avvo4tlyXoM/s400/Strawberry-ns.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><p>And finally a seed up-close (and somewhat washed out...)<br /></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-42uKnNUEjX8/TfFdkXuVKfI/AAAAAAAAAEA/Rzs2fXrlCuI/s1600/Strawberry-seed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-42uKnNUEjX8/TfFdkXuVKfI/AAAAAAAAAEA/Rzs2fXrlCuI/s400/Strawberry-seed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Still... it tasted pretty good...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2566749409304675287-4609333772892896181?l=microzog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oliver Slay i Texidorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453980932298730974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566749409304675287.post-36321644658166052042011-06-09T19:18:00.001+01:002011-06-13T19:21:27.574+01:00This early bird caught this worm on the microscope... the head kept moving and was difficult to get a clean shot - I don't think it appreciated the light in the camera... &nbsp;I found it escaping from a plant pot on the window ledge...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lSqWki3IIbU/TfEMOAN3WAI/AAAAAAAAADs/FKTaC4SEZmY/s1600/worm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lSqWki3IIbU/TfEMOAN3WAI/AAAAAAAAADs/FKTaC4SEZmY/s400/worm.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EHuBhTlVxbI/TfEMOh2Wg0I/AAAAAAAAADw/qt6YOS8lySA/s1600/Worm-head.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EHuBhTlVxbI/TfEMOh2Wg0I/AAAAAAAAADw/qt6YOS8lySA/s400/Worm-head.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pKCdfGQ6MWc/TfEMPLIheNI/AAAAAAAAAD0/BUOj-azY-U0/s1600/Worm-stretch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pKCdfGQ6MWc/TfEMPLIheNI/AAAAAAAAAD0/BUOj-azY-U0/s400/Worm-stretch.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2566749409304675287-3632164465816605204?l=microzog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oliver Slay i Texidorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453980932298730974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566749409304675287.post-26044761382676851512011-05-21T16:31:00.002+01:002011-06-13T19:20:29.668+01:00And these were spotted outside on some weeds... they were being eaten by ants and other insects...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LFzeQ218bUw/TdfZtzJ0w2I/AAAAAAAAADc/pcreDZCmqHI/s1600/Aphid3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LFzeQ218bUw/TdfZtzJ0w2I/AAAAAAAAADc/pcreDZCmqHI/s400/Aphid3.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mo-XsmfHngQ/TdfZub-3aEI/AAAAAAAAADg/6mZzUw4YQ2s/s1600/Aphid4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mo-XsmfHngQ/TdfZub-3aEI/AAAAAAAAADg/6mZzUw4YQ2s/s400/Aphid4.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />Last one slightly out of focus...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2566749409304675287-2604476138267685151?l=microzog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oliver Slay i Texidorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453980932298730974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566749409304675287.post-38601330900548212012011-05-18T14:19:00.003+01:002011-06-13T19:19:52.402+01:00Caught these on our seedlings this morning... as the family grows they also die off leaving carcasses which they move around as they shift about on the stem, waving their arms at the bright camera light...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OcEIIoJ64DA/TdPGrovjI8I/AAAAAAAAADU/5tIx0l5wdro/s1600/aphid1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OcEIIoJ64DA/TdPGrovjI8I/AAAAAAAAADU/5tIx0l5wdro/s400/aphid1.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TEkBdaN5kvQ/TdPGr8maw-I/AAAAAAAAADY/Ec9XesQYEyo/s1600/aphid2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TEkBdaN5kvQ/TdPGr8maw-I/AAAAAAAAADY/Ec9XesQYEyo/s400/aphid2.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />Better get them out in the rain...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2566749409304675287-3860133090054821201?l=microzog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oliver Slay i Texidorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453980932298730974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566749409304675287.post-63845599670367495722010-10-19T05:58:00.001+01:002011-06-13T18:50:36.066+01:00A close up angled picture of an eye..<br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WHxFNZMt4Lg/TfZMuQCX_4I/AAAAAAAAAEs/J7o7GLWqIuM/s1600/EyeEye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WHxFNZMt4Lg/TfZMuQCX_4I/AAAAAAAAAEs/J7o7GLWqIuM/s1600/EyeEye.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br />Some rather large lacunae in this iris... the muscle fibres separated... the dark pupil...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2566749409304675287-6384559967036749572?l=microzog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oliver Slay i Texidornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566749409304675287.post-25902386290101198142010-10-19T05:51:00.003+01:002011-06-13T19:17:49.156+01:00A question mark on a keyboard...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Fjl1tT_TBw/TfZMtQplZyI/AAAAAAAAAEo/slMAiaKZOf8/s1600/QuestionMark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Fjl1tT_TBw/TfZMtQplZyI/AAAAAAAAAEo/slMAiaKZOf8/s400/QuestionMark.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Plastic keyboard up close... one of the keys that hasn't worn off yet...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2566749409304675287-2590238629010119814?l=microzog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oliver Slay i Texidornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566749409304675287.post-11718024504967330542010-10-19T05:49:00.001+01:002011-06-13T19:18:50.085+01:00In this first picture, ridges in leaves and skin...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3mK48n_foRU/TfZMsocvqfI/AAAAAAAAAEk/HGTd7kLj8Yg/s1600/FingerAndLeaf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3mK48n_foRU/TfZMsocvqfI/AAAAAAAAAEk/HGTd7kLj8Yg/s400/FingerAndLeaf.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />A leaf on a finger... showing the ridges of a fingerprint... you can just make out the lines of cells on the leaf...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2566749409304675287-1171802450496733054?l=microzog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oliver Slay i Texidornoreply@blogger.com0