Crane Fly #1
by Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/science Photo Library
Title
Crane Fly #1
Artist
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Crane fly head (Tipula sp.). (Tipula sp.). Tipula is a genus in the insect family Tipulidae. It is a very large insect known as a crane fly. All species have very long, fragile legs. The male has a swollen tip to his abdomen, and the female has a pointed ovipositor which is used to push eggs into soil. The larvae of some species are root feeding. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species. Magnification: x5 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.
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September 24th, 2018
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