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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!

United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  09:56:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Some of you may already be aware, my O/H Kate is a vetinary haematologist at a local lab, and seeing as we have had some many parasite problems with the rabbits, they let her borrow a microscope!!

Soooooo, i did what any nosey person would do and looked at just anything i could find!!! Including a locusts eye, dust, skin all the fairly interesting stuff, and then i had a brain wave!

Here is the result of my brain wave and a camera not designed to look down a microscope, so please excuse the not so great pics!!





Mouth parts



Mouth parts at 100x mag, you can see the stabby mouth parts quite clearly



Here you can see the tiny hairs on it, they use these to trap air around themselves whilst under water



I popped it after this, and the view of the blood and stuff was amazing, i will have to get more pics though!
Location : Worthing, West Sussex

tarotpodge
Hatchling

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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  10:23:25  Show Profile  Click to see tarotpodge's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
ooo i love that. great pictures...how interesting. i would be the same though, looking at everything lol
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ntbryenton-rochard
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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  12:18:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I would definatly be looking at everything too. I want one!!! cool pics!

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Katie.Dublin
Sub Adult

Ireland
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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  12:23:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Awh cool! Pretty gross... but cool :P

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Karakal
Hatchling

United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  13:26:18  Show Profile  Visit Karakal's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Don't blame you looking at whatever you could lay hands on!
The pics are fascinating though, made me feel horrifically itchy however! xD
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Rake
Hatchling

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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  16:26:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
gotta be best ever use of a microscope id be the same looking at anything i could lay my hands on
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault

United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  17:23:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Facinating and gross at the same time lol

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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  17:26:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Cool! I'd be like a woman possessed if I had a microscope at hand.
Is that one of the parasites from the rabbits,or a snake mite?

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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!

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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  19:01:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
sorry, i should have said, its a snake mite, one of many! I am actually sorely tempted to just keep and breed mites, they are great for beginners too, the are easy to breed, not fussy about temps, feed on anything with a pulse and a complete pain to kill!
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  19:02:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
very interesting
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kabigat
Egg

United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  20:39:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Interesting photo's.
Gross but interesting.
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/06/2011 :  20:48:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mikerichards

sorry, i should have said, its a snake mite, one of many! I am actually sorely tempted to just keep and breed mites, they are great for beginners too, the are easy to breed, not fussy about temps, feed on anything with a pulse and a complete pain to kill!

Lmao!! If there was a Like button,I'd like this. Thats cracked me up!!

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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/06/2011 :  17:34:49  Show Profile  Visit Mamma's Homepage  Reply with Quote
amazing!


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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator

United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/06/2011 :  21:58:37  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
oooh i love that kinda stuff
i want a microscope now!

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Sta~ple
qeeun speler

United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/06/2011 :  22:38:23  Show Profile  Click to see Sta~ple's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
He looks kinda sexy.


A very special super, duper thanks for K :3
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5599 Posts
Posted - 30/06/2011 :  23:03:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Sta~ple

He looks kinda sexy.

LMAO!!! You nutter!!

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Edited by - Mort13 on 30/06/2011 23:03:59
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/08/2011 :  11:41:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I obviously missed this post too, very interesting, think i would do the same, look at anything and everything under the microscope
LillyCrystalHarry
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