Fluidr / I got big ears! (common earwig) by UVO

Forficula auricularia (m)

The wings of earwigs are a fantastic invention of nature, more than 200 Mio. years ago. They can fold to 1/10 of the full size, are extremely thin, yet very resistant. The folding mechanism is more sophisticated than any modern man-made (telescopic) umrella construction.

Due to thin film interference, colors are iridiscent and depend on the viewing and lightning angle.

See it flying here: youtu.be/_PNtn6ly9wU?feature=shared

Mitutoyo 5x NA 0.14, tube lens: Raynox 125mm
Illumination: Oblique and polarized backlight
Micro-Pano (3 stacks)

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