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| This is a highly magnified picture of a "ghost shrimp" at 140x eye magnification. This photo was taken by Miss Vitoria Tobias Santos from the Unversidade Federal do Rio de Janerio, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The technique used to take this picture was stereomicroscopy. Stereomicroscopy is the method of using light reflected off the surface of the object and is known as the dissecting microscope. Looking at this photo you might have a couple of questions, some questions could be: What is the origin of Ghost Shrimp? What do they look like? Ghost shrimp derive from the USA in freshwater rivers and lakes. Ghost Shrimp have a very glassy look to them with an orange spot in the center.(Planet Inverts) It is interesting to see it up close under stereo microscope. (Image Source) |
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Macrobrachium shrimp at 140x Magnification
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I really like the way you introduced the subject, by starting it with a picture, describing the picture, giving credit to the photographer and explaining a little about them. This particular article is very interesting in which it explains the different specimens of shrimp, that may be unknown to the average person. I also liked how stated and described the technique the person was using, and explained a little background information about this specific "ghost shrimp," this is a very interesting topic. Thank you for the share! :)
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