They weren’t kidding about the nightmare fuel of the fly proboscis. That’s some H. R. Giger stuff right there.
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Nothing like digging up an old topic.
I have a sub to The Washington Post and this was in there and it reminded me of this thread. So I set it up as a gift. Anyone should be able to see it. Lovely pics…Hope you enjoy @BlivetWidget 
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Neat crystals! I’ve never dabbled in the polarized crystallography through I do have the right equipment for it 
. In completely unrelated news, my wife got a new area rug and decided it would go well with some microscope images on the wall. These are her top picks, if you’re interested =)
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I really like the 2nd and 5th one.
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Those are our favorites as well (and my favorite viewing subject).
Interestingly, I don’t consider any of these to be particularly good micrographs. Pretty but not very useful. A DIC image like this one I took
conveys a lot more useful information and I would consider it a good micrograph, but it doesn’t fit the aesthetic she wants 
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