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06-AUG-2005

3rd Instar8681.jpg

Nymph of a water strider.
Water striders are members of the insect Order Hemiptera (half wing)
and have incomplete metamorphosis, hence the little ones look just like
the adults except for incomplete wing development. Stages in nymph development
are called instars.

Shot with Maxxum 3x-1x Macro Zoom handheld with Maxxum ring flash.
full width of object frame is approximately 15mm.

Konica-Minolta Maxxum 7 Digital
1/60s f/22.0 at 50.0mm iso200 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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