Scanning electron photomicrograph

Rochester Institute of Technology, Imaging and Photographic Technology Department, Rochester, New York, United States

This image of a dust mite, Dermatophagoides farinae, was photographed with an ISI Super IIIA SEM. The mite was attached to the sample stub using conductive tape, and was not coated. The accelerating voltage was 2 kV, and the magnification x700.