Photomicrography ProjectAssigned specimen: Moth

By: Angélica M González SánchezBIOL 4997

February 3, 2012.

Objective• To practice micro-

techniques, microscopy and photomicrography by observing and photographing an organism assigned by Dr. Robert Ross for the Theoretical and biomedical aspects of biomedical techniques course.

Procedure• Find a moth.• Put it under a

Stereomicroscope Apply the Whole Mount technique. Reflected light will be used.

• Adjust the light and the focus. Magnify the image as desired.

• Snap the pictures.

Online Data

• Insect from the order Lepidoptera, just like the butterfly.

• Bigger than butterflies.• Over 160,000 species of

moths.

References: leica-microsystems.comatlas‑moth‑detail.jpg

Practice of Photomicrography

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