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Darkfield photograph of a copepod using a Brunel EyeCam Plus on a Brunel SB40 microscope with a 10X Plan objective. Also tried using Helicon Focus for image stacking.

I think this was taken with one of my first microscopes - a Brunel EyeCam Plus using a Brunel SB40 microscope with darkfield on a 10X Plan objective. I have always wondered what this fascinating creature is, but never actually identified it. Any ideas?

I captured this ant a few months ago using my Canon 250D. Sold the Canon 250D for a new Sony IMX335 recently. The Canon 250D is a great camera for microscopy.

Captured through a Fuji Optical Tokyo microscope equipped with a Canon 250D eyepiece‑mounted camera, using a 4× Plan objective with darkfield.

Captured through a Fuji Optical Tokyo microscope equipped with a Sony IMX335 eyepiece‑mounted camera, using a 4× Plan objective and linear plus circular polarization.

Amazing what you can do with polarized light!