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Marek Miś

Damselfly Caudal Gill, 2017

Photomicrograph
Olympus BH-2 photomicroscope; Mitutoyo Plan Apo 10X objective; Pentax K-1 DSLR camera

Marek Miś Photography
Suwalki, Poland


The photomicrograph represents the trachea and tracheoles located in a damselfly’s caudal gill. The image was produced using darkfield illumination and polarized light.