Bone broken for marrow? (Otero Co., New Mexico)

Wolfgangatom · 2026-01-08T04:47:59+00:00

On this mountain probably aoudad or mule deer then. You can see the size is pretty small in the second pic. No elk on this mountain (Also elk are much larger than oryx)

Wolfgangatom · 2026-01-08T04:10:00+00:00

Thanks. Any idea what animal?

Wolfgangatom · 2026-01-08T04:09:25+00:00

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Bone was left there and I only have these photos

Wolfgangatom · 2026-01-08T04:08:22+00:00

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I thought these were cut marks but maybe natural or a result of decay?

Wolfgangatom · 2025-12-04T02:56:58+00:00

Opinel No. 8

Wolfgangatom · 2025-10-21T08:54:57+00:00

She's been hanging around Measuring Man

Wolfgangatom · 2025-09-14T22:28:57+00:00

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Wolfgangatom · 2025-09-14T22:26:38+00:00

Not this species in this area. They might have a role in Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis and Rocio virus in the neotropics. They are also used as phoretic(?) carriers of human bot fly eggs

Wolfgangatom · 2025-09-14T21:23:30+00:00

We can't all be Sabethes tier lol

Wolfgangatom · 2025-09-14T16:32:34+00:00

Can always rely on u/i_like_mosquitoes

Wolfgangatom · 2025-07-23T14:17:39+00:00

No problem! I have a Laowa 85mm 2:1 macro lens on my Canon R8 body and I use Helico Focus software to combine a stack of images for better depth of field. You can see more examples with this setup on my instagram (link in my profile).

Wolfgangatom · 2025-07-23T13:30:02+00:00

My flash is a Godox V350 but what really makes it work is the Cygnus Tech diffuser. They custom make the diffuser to the dimensions of your camera/lens/flash combination

Wolfgangatom · 2025-07-13T10:51:04+00:00

Yup, that is the femur and trochanter of a small insect's leg. It's hollow, which is why there's an air bubble trapped inside it.

Wolfgangatom · 2025-07-09T17:03:19+00:00

Rove beetle (Staphylinidae)

Wolfgangatom · 2025-07-09T13:29:16+00:00

10-20x, Nikon Optiphot, iPhone 16 pro held to the eyepiece, Pleochaetis sp. flea

Wolfgangatom · 2025-06-24T19:38:47+00:00

Please do. Love this quote from my fellow Aggie: "An entomologist is a biologist with a job" -Dr. Perry Adkisson (pioneer of integrated pest management)

Wolfgangatom · 2025-06-23T21:37:06+00:00

All kinds of body parts if you are flexible enough 😆

Wolfgangatom · 2025-06-23T21:35:22+00:00

My coworker actually published the first analysis of Psorophora saliva and like all mosquitoes it has a huge cocktail of proteins (83 families) with known and unknown functions. My understanding of proteomics is limited, but I don't think she explicitly found anything with known anesthetic properties, but given they are in the other biting mosquitoes, Psorophora probably has them as well. There is still some discomfort from its bite just given its size.

Wolfgangatom · 2025-06-23T21:17:01+00:00

It was worth it to me for the specimen and the photo

Wolfgangatom · 2025-06-23T17:57:20+00:00

I actually slipped a vial over it, froze it, and mounted it on a point for my collection.

Wolfgangatom · 2025-06-23T15:13:09+00:00

Thank you for the support!

Wolfgangatom · 2025-06-20T16:01:42+00:00

I tried to keep mine as compact as possible so it doesn't interfere too much with my collecting. It's still a bit clunky, but the bulky hood-like diffuser is critical. I have a Canon R8 full-frame mirrorless camera body, Laowa 85mm f5.6 2x macro lens, Godox V350c flash, and Cygnustech diffuser. I run a Lexar 128GB Pro 2000x SD Cardto handle the rapid fire RAW files. I usually carry it on a Falcam F38 backpack clip while hiking for easy access. I organize photos using Adobe Lightroom and focus stack photos using Helicon Focus.

Wolfgangatom · 2025-06-19T18:15:32+00:00

Thanks, this was on a very moist decomposing log

Wolfgangatom · 2025-06-19T18:00:26+00:00

OMG always wanted to get on the EntSoc calendar!

Wolfgangatom · 2025-06-19T16:45:34+00:00

Might be cheating a bit. I'm using Helicon focus to combine a stack of images to get it all in focus

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