W5RAn best-of-wknd: messy eye

wasp eye under a microscope, insect micrograph, FEI competition

wasp eye (green) with particulate contaminations:
blue = sea-salt particle
purple = gypsum particles
yellow = wasp hair

Courtesy of Martin Ebert

with permission from FEI

Image Details
Instrument used: Quanta Family
Magnification: 11715 x
Horizontal Field Width: 20 µm
Vacuum: HighVac
Voltage: 5 kV
Spot: 2
Working Distance: 5.8 mm
Detector: SE

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