Metellina mengei (Blackwall, 1869)
an orb-weaver spider

Metellina mengei(Blackwall, 1869) - an orb-weaver spider, Male - pedipalp - outside lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Image 0011: Male - pedipalp - outside lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Shows Left pedipalp, posterior lateral view

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Magnification  photomicrographphotomicrograph
Photographed Microscope preparation
Photographed On 8 Oct 2017
Specimen prep Fresh specimen
Mounted in Hand sanitiser (alcoholic)
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (44 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Faults bubble in the tip
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x10 UPlanFLN obj
Photographer Malcolm Storey
Image Copyright Copyright © Malcolm Storey, 2017, www.bioimages.org.uk. Some rights reserved.
High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P134367
Found as Subadult male
Date 19 Sep 2017
OS grid ref SZ19
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 1° 50' W
Location South Hants, VC11, England
Voucher 19 Sep 2017[K]
Record summary Subadult male, swept off Heather
Return to Record page Metellina mengei on 19 Sep 2017 at SZ19 in South Hants
Return to Taxon page Metellina mengei
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