Electron microscope images

Sheep tick - Ixodes ricinus

MALE
 

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These photos were taken on the JEOL 5600LVSEM scanning electron microscope at the University of Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre on 10th August 2009.
 

Dorsal view, male tick Back-scattered electron image, also at right	Dorsal view of the capitulum, showing the smooth surface of the hypostome, pedipalps and rudimentary porose areas?
Ventral view of capitulum, with hypostome and chelicerae laterally	Hypostome and chelicerae laterally, detail
Male genital aperture

Acknowledgement: My thanks to the staff of the University of Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre, Dr Roy Moate, Peter Bond and Glenn Harper, for enabling me to take these photographs.

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