Ants,
beetles and spiders -
a fascinating look at the types of mimicry
adopted by some spiders. By David Richman with
illustrations by G. B. Edwards, USA.Take your (old)
stereo microscope outdoors -
Aydin Örstan, USA shows how an old stereo 'scope
can be used to good effect to study subjects
outside.
Photographing
snowflakes -
Ed Kinsman, USA shares some techniques and tips
for photographing these elusive subjects with
excellent examples.
How
to preserve a snowflake -
James Benko, USA describes how to encapsulate
snowflakes using various techniques, illustrated
with superb examples of his own.
Image
gallery: digital 'snapshots' of the fauna and
flora near my home -
Carlos Bernal, Spain shares some attractive
macroscopic images of the wildlife of Catalunya,
Spain.
Diatoms
in dark-field -
the beautiful structures of diatoms look
particularly stunning in dark-field illumination.
Roland Mortimer, Brazil shows some examples.
A
low cost set-up for taking digital images through
a microscope and for macroscopy -
David Young, USA rummages in a yard sale and
shows how for a few dollars, microscopy and
digital image capture is fun using simple
equipment.
Mic-UK
slide-making projects -
Larry Legg
in his unique down to earth style describes in
simple steps how various techniques can be used
to make your own slides. This month, an
introducion to hand-sectioning and wax-embedding.
Illumination
variants -
Paul James, UK explores a variation of oblique
illumination which gives attractive results with
subjects like diatoms.
Vital
staining for protozoa and other related mounting
techniques -
Richard Howey, USA describes some valuable
techniques for staining protozoa whilst alive.
The
construction of a Victorian type dry-mounted
slide -
Brian Darnton, UK shows the steps used to
reconstruct a splendid 'papered' slide of
Foraminifera.
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