Wednesday, July 20, 2016

June Bug Under the Microscope

The June bug is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae.  The June bug got its name because this beetle typically emerges in large numbers in the month of June. June bugs eat plants, leaves, bushes and vegetation.

This June bug was found outside the office at Microscope World. The insect was placed under the Richter Optica S6D-BL digital stereo zoom microscope. Images were captured using the 3mp microscope camera that is included with the digital stereo zoom microscope. The digital microscope includes software that provides extended depth of focus image capture. This simple feature involves capturing multiple images at a range of focal depths and then allowing the software to automatically and quickly compile these images into an extended depth of focus image. There are several options to choose from when performing extended depth of focus including weighted shift, contrast shift and shift, align and rotate. Each of these features are shown in the images below.

June Bug with Ruler
June Bug about 1.5" in Length

June bug wings captured with extended depth of focus digital stereo zoom microscope.
Wings of the June Bug captured using extended depth of focus on the S6D-BL digital stereo microscope.

Microscope World image of insect under the microscope using extended depth of focus microscopy software.
Body of the June Bug captured using extended depth of focus at 6.7x on the S6D-BL digital stereo microscope.

Insect under the microscope using contrast shift extended depth of focus feature at Microscope World.
June Bug captured using Contrast-Shift feature in extended depth of focus on the S6D-BL digital stereo microscope.

Weighted shift extended depth of focus microscopy software feature.
June Bug captured using Weighted-Shift feature in extended depth of focus on the S6D-BL digital stereo microscope.

June Bug captured using Shift-Align-Rotate feature in extended depth of focus software on the Richter Optica S6D-BL digital stereo microscope.
June Bug captured using Shift-Align-Rotate feature in extended depth of focus on the S6D-BL digital stereo microscope.

For more information on extended depth of focus software contact Microscope World.