Orthopelma mediator (Thunberg, 1824)
Bedeguar Botherer
Orthopelma mediator(Thunberg, 1824) - Bedeguar Botherer, Female - ovipositor and sheath - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Image 0015: Female - ovipositor and sheath - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Please quote P145927 in any enquiries regarding this image.

For contact details see Conditions of use

Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Photographed Arranged
Photographed On 18 May 2021
Specimen prep Set specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (47 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS600D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x10 UPlanFLN obj
Extension tubes 20mm ext.
Photographer Malcolm Storey
Image Copyright Copyright © Malcolm Storey, 2021, www.bioimages.org.uk. Some rights reserved.
High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P145927
Found as Female imago
Date 8 May 2021
OS grid ref ST90
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 2° 0' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 8 May 2021[B]
Record summary 2 females emerged from overwintered Bedeguar galls
Associated organism emerged from overwintered gall of Diplolepis rosae
Return to Record page Orthopelma mediator on 8 May 2021 at ST90 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Orthopelma mediator
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioImages website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)