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![[Digital focus stacking] Stubble + Drop mutant of the Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster) The mutation is used as a genetic marker. [focus stacking] | Eine doppelt genmanipulierte Taufliege (Drosophila melanogaster), die unter dem Namen "Mutation Stubble + Mutation Drop" im Katalog der Wiener Fliegenbibliothek aufgeführt und bestellbar ist. Die Tiere dieses Stammes zeichnen sich durch stoppelartige Borsten sowie verkleinerte, tropfenförmige Augen aus. Da die Manipulationen am Embryo in Zellen vorgenommen wird, aus denen die Geschlechtszellen des erwachsenen Tieres hervorgehen, sind die hervorgerufenen Eigenschaften erblich. So entstehen ganze nachzüchtbare Stämme von gentechnisch veränderten Taufliegen.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00007j6x7sWZ40c/fill=/fit=180x180/I00007j6x7sWZ40c.jpg)
![Stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus) - In addition to the top-mounted eyes, stargazers also have a large upward-facing mouth in a large head. Their usual habit is to bury themselves in sand, and leap upwards to ambush prey (benthic fish and invertebrates) that pass overhead. [size of single organism: 40 cm] | Sterngucker (Uranoscopus sulphureus) - Die Himmelsgucker (Uranoscopidae) sind eine Familie von Fischen der Ordnung der Barschartigen Ihr Name rührt daher, dass sie meistens im sandigen oder schlammigen Boden vergraben sind und nur die hochstehenden Augen an der Oberseite des Kopfes sichtbar sind. Außerdem sind die meisten Arten mit einem Giftstachel ausgestattet.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000q8674PQXHok/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000q8674PQXHok.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Antennapedia mutant of the Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster) with legs instead of antennae growing from the head. The mutation is used as a genetic marker. [focus stacking] | Eine genmanipulierte Taufliege (Drosophila melanogaster), die in Fliegen-Genetiker-Kreisen unter dem Namen "Antennapedia" bekannt ist. Den Tieren dieses Stammes wachsen anstelle der normalerweise stummelartigen Antennen zwei Beine zwischen den Augen. Da die Manipulation am Embryo in Zellen vorgenommen wird, aus denen die Geschlechtszellen des erwachsenen Tieres hervorgehen, sind die hervorgerufenen Eigenschaften erblich. So entstehen ganze nachzüchtbare Stämme von gentechnisch veränderten Taufliegen.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000gIE5gSGmtQk/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000gIE5gSGmtQk.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Mutation Stubble (Hairs are shorter and thicker than wild type) and Mutation If (Irregular facets) is a dominant mutation of Drosophila that results in small eyes with fused ommatidia. The mutations are used as a genetic marker. [focus stacking] | Eine genmanipulierte Taufliege (Drosophila melanogaster), die unter dem Namen "irregular facets" im Katalog der Wiener Fliegenbibliothek aufgeführt und bestellbar ist. Die Tiere dieses Stammes haben verkleinerte Augen, bei denen die einzelnen Facetten miteinander verschmolzen sind. Da die Manipulationen am Embryo in Zellen vorgenommen wird, aus denen die Geschlechtszellen des erwachsenen Tieres hervorgehen, sind die hervorgerufenen Eigenschaften erblich. So entstehen ganze nachzüchtbare Stämme von gentechnisch veränderten Taufliegen.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000vFQ2uY.SC6I/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000vFQ2uY.SC6I.jpg)
![Ostracod (Gigantocypris muelleri) [size of single organism: 3 cm] | Die Ostrakoden (Ostracoda) oder Muschelkrebse sind kleine, meist zwischen 0,5 und 2 mm große Krebstiere. Die Art Gigantocypris muelleri ist somit in dieser Verwandschaft mit seinen ca. 3 cm Durchmesser wahrhaft ein Gigant. Namengebend für die Muschelkrebse sind die zwei schalenartigen Panzerteile, die den Körper seitlich schützen und an eine Muschel erinnern.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000KmYjeaMFVmk/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000KmYjeaMFVmk.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Jet Ant, Shining Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus), worker | Glaenzendschwarze Holzameise, Schwarze Holzameise, Kartonnestameise (Lasius fuliginosus)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000cO52YCziPvs/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000cO52YCziPvs.jpg)
![Amphipod (Parapronoe sp.) [size of single organism: 1,5 cm] | Tiefsee Plankton| Dieser 1,5 cm lange Krebs (Parapronoe sp.) gehört zu den Flohkrebsen (Amphipoden). Er hat kurze Antennen und sieben Paar Brustbeine, die von den Seitenlappen des Panzers verdeckt werden. Mit den zu Schwimmbeinen ausgebildeten Extremitäten des Hinterleibs (wissenschaftlich Pleon mit Pleopoden) rudert der Krebs schnell durchs Wasser.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000rp7gl.cvemg/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000rp7gl.cvemg.jpg)
![[captive] Deep-water decapod (Sergestes larva, decapod crustacean) | Die Frisur sitzt... - auch in 3000 Metern Wassertiefe. Die Krebslarve aus der Gattung Sergestes hat fein verästelte Antennen, die das Schweben in der freien Wassersäule ermöglichen. Ausgewachsene Sergestes-Krebse sind in der Lage, durch schwache Biolumineszenz (selbst produziertes Licht)an der Körperunterseite einen Schattenwurf im Dämmerlicht zu verhindern und sich somit vor den unter ihnen lauernden Fressfeinden zu tarnen. Die Intensität ihres Leuchtens wird dabei an die aktuell von oben einfallende Lichtmenge angepasst.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000enZqsw1CEf8/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000enZqsw1CEf8.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Army ant (Eciton burchellii) Ants of the the subfamily Ecitoninae ? the army ants ? form large, nomadic colonies which roam the soils of the Neotropics. The most characteristic trait of army ants is the ability to conduct highly organized mass raids during which they remove large amounts of booty. For the army ant Eciton buchellii it has been estimated that a single colony removes up to 40g of dry animal matter and Eciton hamatum harvests 90.000 insects during one day. The raids of army ants are presumed to prevent the establishment of climax communities and thus to enhance arthropod diversity. It is therefore not surprising that army ants are considered keystone predators in the Neotropics..The picture shows the head of a soldier with sickle-shaped mandibles. The soldier caste serves exclusively as a defensive force in army ants. Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000M5x.xWf5lrg/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000M5x.xWf5lrg.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Die Rote Gartenameise (Myrmica rubra), auch Rotgelbe Knotenameise genannt, gehört zu den in Mitteleuropa am weitesten verbreiteten Ameisenarten](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000HnYJSDv7Ed0/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000HnYJSDv7Ed0.jpg)
![[captive] Ostracod (Gigantocypris muelleri) [size of single organism: 3 cm] Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Die Ostrakoden (Ostracoda) oder Muschelkrebse sind kleine, meist zwischen 0,5 und 2 mm große Krebstiere. Die Art Gigantocypris muelleri ist somit in dieser Verwandschaft mit seinen ca. 3 cm Durchmesser wahrhaft ein Gigant. Namengebend für die Muschelkrebse sind die zwei schalenartigen Panzerteile, die den Körper seitlich schützen und an eine Muschel erinnern. Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000pMjdKnSi42g/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000pMjdKnSi42g.jpg)
![[M] Gnat / (Culex spec.) / Stechmücke Gemeine Hausmücke (Culex pipiens)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000y3zNc.LB4l8/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000y3zNc.LB4l8.jpg)
![[captive] Hazel Leaf-roller Weevil (Apoderus coryli) Westensee, Germany | Der Haselblattroller (Apoderus coryli) aus der Familie der Dickkopfrüssler (Attelabidae) ist kontrastreich gefärbt.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000sTLcIa0t_DU/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000sTLcIa0t_DU.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Compound eyes from Blue Darner (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly. A compound eye may consist of thousands of individual photoreceptor units or ommatidia (ommatidium, singular). The image perceived is a combination of inputs from the numerous ommatidia (individual "eye units"), which are located on a convex surface, thus pointing in slightly different directions. | Als Facetten-, Fassetten- oder Komplexauge oder oculi compositi bezeichnet man den häufig bei Gliederfüßern vorkommenden Augentyp, bei dem ein Auge sich aus mehreren, bei bestimmten Insekten wie z. B. den Libellen sogar aus mehreren zehntausend Ommatidien (Einzelaugen) zusammensetzt.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000vIuWpcg.5m0/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000vIuWpcg.5m0.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Wild Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000bVu92fosqI4/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000bVu92fosqI4.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Wild Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster) | Um die Taufliege (Drosophila melanogaster) zu sehen, muss man nicht nach Wien ins Labor fahren - hat man im Sommer eine überreife Banane oder Ähnliches in der Küche, ist sie, unter dem Namen Fruchtfliege bekannt, stets zur Stelle, um Nahrhaftes mit ihrem ausklappbaren Leckrüssel aufzunehmen. Aber wer würde, während er fluchend die Plage bekämpft, eine solche Schönheit und Perfektion im Detail vermuten... wild lebendes Exemplar (keine Laborfliege)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000XIDlGpDMTEo/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000XIDlGpDMTEo.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Acanthognathus brevicornis is a morphologically exotic and relatively rare ant. The long and oddly shaped mandibles are characteristic for this group of ants. They feed on springtails and other small, soft-bodied arthropods. The ant on the picture is holding its mandibles in closed position. When prey is detected the mandibles open to 180° or more and are locked in that position. The ant approaches the prey and snaps the mandibles together in an extremely fast strike. During this strike the long spines at the distal end of the mandibles impale the prey. Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000qb1GHgY8jzI/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000qb1GHgY8jzI.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Dorylus sp. male Nigeria Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000cZGy7YBD9Pc/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000cZGy7YBD9Pc.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Odontomachus sp. Bei einer übermächtigen Bedrohung lassen die Ameisen ihre Kiefer gegen den Boden zuschnappen und katapultieren sich so in eine sichere Entfernung. Ein Muskelapparat am Kopf erzeugt die enorme Beschleunigungsenergie, die die Kieferzangen der Ameisen in weniger als einer Millisekunde auf Rekordgeschwindigkeit bringt. Die Muskeln übertragen ihre Kraft in einer Art Federmechanismus, der wie ein gespannter Bogen schlagartig seine Energie freisetzen kann. So erreicht dieses System seine explosive Beschleunigung, die durch eine herkömmliche Muskelkontraktion nicht möglich wäre. Die Rekord-Ameisen der Art Odontomachus sp. leben in weiten Teilen Mittel- und Südamerikas. Sie ernähren sich vorwiegend von Termiten und anderen Ameisenarten. Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000Mq14dl1tSLg/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000Mq14dl1tSLg.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Labidus coecus Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000xdJO6DY4NzU/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000xdJO6DY4NzU.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Thaumatomyrmex atrox are rarely encountered ants of Neotropical forests. They are specialists predators on millipedes in the order Polyxenida. These millipedes are miniature porcupines which entangle potential predators with detachable barbed setae. Thaumatomyrmex cope with bristle millipedes by grabbing them with its specialized mandibles. The mandibles are composed of three long spines which allow handling of the millipedes without getting in contact with the bristles. Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000iy1A2RVmptg/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000iy1A2RVmptg.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Thaumatomyrmex atrox are rarely encountered ants of Neotropical forests. They are specialists predators on millipedes in the order Polyxenida. These millipedes are miniature porcupines which entangle potential predators with detachable barbed setae. Thaumatomyrmex cope with bristle millipedes by grabbing them with its specialized mandibles. The mandibles are composed of three long spines which allow handling of the millipedes without getting in contact with the bristles. Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00003_X5..oHXMc/fill=/fit=180x180/I00003_X5..oHXMc.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Acanthognathus brevicornis is a morphologically exotic and relatively rare ant. The long and oddly shaped mandibles are characteristic for this group of ants. They feed on springtails and other small, soft-bodied arthropods. The ant on the picture is holding its mandibles in closed position. When prey is detected the mandibles open to 180° or more and are locked in that position. The ant approaches the prey and snaps the mandibles together in an extremely fast strike. During this strike the long spines at the distal end of the mandibles impale the prey. Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000TZLRMvBYBYo/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000TZLRMvBYBYo.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Oecophylla sp. from Thailand - Weaver ants or Green ants (genus Oecophylla) are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae (order Hymenoptera). Weaver ants are obligately arboreal and are known for their unique nest building behaviour where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000vNJbqPIN5aQ/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000vNJbqPIN5aQ.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] AF](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000yaZyOdBxsa4/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000yaZyOdBxsa4.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Blattschneiderameisen (Atta cephalotes )](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000S8_V9hTQu5s/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000S8_V9hTQu5s.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Harpegnathos venator](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00003pX7uqEbLvM/fill=/fit=180x180/I00003pX7uqEbLvM.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Subfamily: Myrmicinae Genus: Cephalotes .Cephalotes clypeatus .(Fabricius) .Lins, Sao Paulo .Brazil](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000J7vZjhO8dmM/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000J7vZjhO8dmM.jpg)
![[captive] European Mole (Talpa europaea) in its subterranean burrow. Kiel, Germany | Maulwurf (Talpa europaea) in seinem unterirdischen Gang. Kiel, Deutschland](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000skLNl3ymKAY/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000skLNl3ymKAY.jpg)
![[captive] European Mole (Talpa europaea) in its subterranean burrow. | Maulwurf (Talpa europaea) in seinem unterirdischen Gang.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00002CqE4vxxMhA/fill=/fit=180x180/I00002CqE4vxxMhA.jpg)
![Macrocypridina castanea are unmistakeable 'chocolate drop' ostracods with. shells about 7 mm long. Macrocypridina lives at depths of 800 m, where residual daylight is very weak. It has a pair of mobile apposition compound eyes with large lenses, wide rhabdoms and high acceptance angles, all of which contribute to a calculated sensitivity comparable with the superposition eyes of deep-water decapod crustaceans. The axes of the 27 ommatidia in each eye are not uniformly distributed in space, with a modest acute zone in the anteroventral region. Here the interommatidial angles are about 6°, compared with 20° at the rear of the eye. [size of single organism: 1,8 cm] | Angehörige der Klasse der Ostrakoden (Ostracoda) oder Muschelkrebse können in allen Arten von Gewässern (Flüsse, Seen, Tümpel, Meer) gefunden werden. Diese ca. 7 mm große und in Tiefen von 800 m lebende Art trägt den wissenschaftlichen Namen Macrocypridina castanea. Das Männchen (links im Bild) hat längere Antennen als das weibliche Tier (rechts). Namensgebend für die Gruppe der Muschelkrebse sind die zwei schalenartigen Panzerteile, die den typischerweise seitlich abgeflachten Körper schützen und an eine Muschel erinnern.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000FLaEZh7aFA4/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000FLaEZh7aFA4.jpg)
![Phronima, the pram bug amphipod, is a small, translucent deep-sea hyperiid amphipod of the family Phronimidae. It resembles a shrimp with a head, eyes, jaws and clawed arms. Phronima are only seen in the wild at great depths, usually by submarine crews, and are usually only about 2.5 cm (1 inch) long. Phronima are carnivorous; they eat small plankton. <br />
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The eyes of the adult Phronima are a further feature of wonder in an animal already beset with extraordinary habits and adaptations. It has compound eyes, like most crustacea and insects, but unlike most it has four, not two. Each pair of eyes is situated on the side of the head. The outer and inner eye of each pair are actually in contact with each other. The outer eye is surrounded by a lozenge-shaped ball of eye-facet lenses commanding an enormous field of view - perhaps 270 degrees. One pair of eyes keeps a constant watch on the world ahead, whereas the other pair views the surroundings through the transparent walls of its temporary home. <br />
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Phronima served as an inspiration for the design of the Xenomorphs of the Alien film series - Phronima sedentaria: A common hyperiid amphipod. It travels in a "house" that is a hollowed-out salp test Phronima sp [size of single organism: 2,5 cm] | Die bekannte Titel-Figur aus Ridley Scotts Kultfilm "Alien" hat als über 2 m großes Monster die Zuschauer erschauern lassen - und basiert doch nur auf diesem hundertmal kleineren Tiefsee-Krebschen. Der "Kinderwagen-Krebs" (engl. pram bug amphipod) legt seine Eier in einer ausgehöhlten Salpe ab, die er dann mit seinen langen Beinen über sich hält und behütet.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000UIyI2w.yVk0/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000UIyI2w.yVk0.jpg)
![The deep sea viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) is approx. 30 cm long and lives within the upper 1000 m of the water column. During day they prefer deeper water layers while they actively ascend at night. Their numerous light emitting organs help on the one hand to attract prey, on the other hand they serve as a camouflage when seen from below against the light coming in from the surface. Its enormous teeth enable the viperfish to securely grab its prey. This is essential as in the deep sea encounters are very rare and each chance has to be taken. However, if the viperfish bites a prey item that is too big to be swallowed, the inward-bent teeth make it impossible to let go, which may well mean the end to both parties involved. [size of single organism: 27 cm] | Die ca. 30 cm langen Vipernfische (Chauliodus sloani) leben meist in den oberen 1000 m der Wassersäule, wobei sie tagsüber in größeren Tiefen zu finden sind und nachts aktiv aufsteigen. Sie haben zahlreiche Leuchtorgane, die einerseits der Tarnung im Gegenlicht dienen, andererseits aber auch Beutetiere anlocken können. Da Begegnungen mit größeren Beutetieren in der Tiefsee selten sind, kann der Vipernfisch es sich laum leisten, eine Chance zu vergeuden. Daher haben diese Fische furchteinflößend lange Zähne entwickelt, um ein sicheres Zupacken zu ermöglichen.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000xEKZPeOEuU8/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000xEKZPeOEuU8.jpg)
![[M] Gnat / (Culex spec.) / Stechmücke Gemeine Hausmücke (Culex pipiens)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000dIqcPBGcVO4/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000dIqcPBGcVO4.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Army ant (Eciton burchellii) Ants of the the subfamily Ecitoninae ? the army ants ? form large, nomadic colonies which roam the soils of the Neotropics. The most characteristic trait of army ants is the ability to conduct highly organized mass raids during which they remove large amounts of booty. For the army ant Eciton buchellii it has been estimated that a single colony removes up to 40g of dry animal matter and Eciton hamatum harvests 90.000 insects during one day. The raids of army ants are presumed to prevent the establishment of climax communities and thus to enhance arthropod diversity. It is therefore not surprising that army ants are considered keystone predators in the Neotropics..The picture shows the head of a soldier with sickle-shaped mandibles. The soldier caste serves exclusively as a defensive force in army ants. Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000F5MV6qUnIdk/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000F5MV6qUnIdk.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Cephalotes angustus Ants of the genus Cephalotes are restricted to the New World and all species live arboreal. They nest inside dead or living stems of plants. Pollen seems to be a major component of their diet. Recently S. Yanoviak and coworkers found that they are excellent gliders. Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000LYbrD97W5MM/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000LYbrD97W5MM.jpg)
![[captive] European Mole (Talpa europaea) in its subterranean burrow. | Maulwurf (Talpa europaea) in seinem unterirdischen Gang.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00001VwWc23lbaQ/fill=/fit=180x180/I00001VwWc23lbaQ.jpg)
![[captive] European Mole (Talpa europaea) has caught a worm in its subterranean burrow. | In seinem unterirdischen Gang hat ein Maulwurf (Talpa europaea) einen Regenwurm erbeutet. Kiel, Deutschland](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000SBr_PzuR6Fs/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000SBr_PzuR6Fs.jpg)
![[captive] European Mole (Talpa europaea) in its subterranean burrow. Kiel, Germany | Maulwurf (Talpa europaea) in seinem unterirdischen Gang. Kiel, Deutschland](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000L5wTpCAL4Dc/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000L5wTpCAL4Dc.jpg)
![Black browed albatross (Diomedea melanophris) [size of single organism: 80 cm] | Schwarzbrauenalbatros (Diomedea melanophris)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000EpUqyS9ldzc/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000EpUqyS9ldzc.jpg)
![[captive] European Mole (Talpa europaea) has caught a worm in its subterranean burrow. Kiel, Germany | In seinem unterirdischen Gang hat ein Maulwurf (Talpa europaea) einen Regenwurm erbeutet. Kiel, Germany](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000qwAEhMkyns8/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000qwAEhMkyns8.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Odontomachus sp. Bei einer übermächtigen Bedrohung lassen die Ameisen ihre Kiefer gegen den Boden zuschnappen und katapultieren sich so in eine sichere Entfernung. Ein Muskelapparat am Kopf erzeugt die enorme Beschleunigungsenergie, die die Kieferzangen der Ameisen in weniger als einer Millisekunde auf Rekordgeschwindigkeit bringt. Die Muskeln übertragen ihre Kraft in einer Art Federmechanismus, der wie ein gespannter Bogen schlagartig seine Energie freisetzen kann. So erreicht dieses System seine explosive Beschleunigung, die durch eine herkömmliche Muskelkontraktion nicht möglich wäre. Die Rekord-Ameisen der Art Odontomachus sp. leben in weiten Teilen Mittel- und Südamerikas. Sie ernähren sich vorwiegend von Termiten und anderen Ameisenarten. Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000o0CWNcmrQxM/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000o0CWNcmrQxM.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Cephalotes clypeatus Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000vOwxMqjE3bc/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000vOwxMqjE3bc.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Solenopsis geminata is one of several species that are known as ?fire ants?. The original distribution of these species is the (sub)tropical part of the New World but with the help of humans they have been introduced to almost all tropical regions of the world. .Solenopsis geminata feeds on almost anything. Their diet includes seeds which they gather and store in their nests. Workers of Solenopsis geminata are of various sizes ranging from 3-5 mm. The picture shows the head of a major worker with its massive mandibles. These mandibles are used to open seeds..Fire ants are famous for their potent sting. The sting can produce an immediate, intense pain followed by red swelling. In Brazil fire ants are locally known as ?Formiga-lava-pé? which roughly translates into ?Wash-your-feet-ant?. The description is spot on. You will understand if you find yourself standing on or near a nest of these ants. Picture was taken in cooperation with the "Staatl. Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe".](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00001jQjk5yIA5I/fill=/fit=180x180/I00001jQjk5yIA5I.jpg)
![[captive] Deep-water decapod (Sergestes larva, decapod crustacean) | Die Frisur sitzt... - auch in 3000 Metern Wassertiefe. Die Krebslarve aus der Gattung Sergestes hat fein verästelte Antennen, die das Schweben in der freien Wassersäule ermöglichen. Ausgewachsene Sergestes-Krebse sind in der Lage, durch schwache Biolumineszenz (selbst produziertes Licht)an der Körperunterseite einen Schattenwurf im Dämmerlicht zu verhindern und sich somit vor den unter ihnen lauernden Fressfeinden zu tarnen. Die Intensität ihres Leuchtens wird dabei an die aktuell von oben einfallende Lichtmenge angepasst.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000pGb_Pqd2xcI/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000pGb_Pqd2xcI.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Ant Portrait.Subfamily: Myrmeciinae .Family: Formicidae .Order: Hymenoptera .Common name: Giant Bull Ant .Myrmecia tarsata](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00009zea4AVX3Fc/fill=/fit=180x180/I00009zea4AVX3Fc.jpg)
![[captive] Pelagic Polychaete (Alciopa reynaudii), living holopelagically, is a member of the Alciopidae family. These pelagic worms are known for their fragile, thin, transparent bodies and large, complex spherical eyes with an internal lens. These unique eyes set the alciopids apart from related families. Observed during RV Sonne, Cruise SO285, in the South Atlantic, Benguela upwelling region off the coast of South Africa and Namibia | Pelagischer Polychaet (Alciopa reynaudii) aus der Familie Alciopidae lebt holopelagisch. Diese pelagischen Würmer zeichnen sich durch ihre zerbrechlichen, dünnen, transparenten Körper und großen, komplexen kugelförmigen Augen mit interner Linse aus. Diese einzigartigen Augen unterscheiden Alciopiden von verwandten Familien. Beobachtet während der FS Sonne, Fahrt SO285, im Südatlantik, Benguela-Auftriebsregion vor der Küste von Südafrika und Namibia.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000OVJivPsTHLw/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000OVJivPsTHLw.jpg)
![[captive] Cock-eyed squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) The common name cock-eyed squid comes from the different siced eyees, the right eye is normal-sized; whereas the left eye is at least twice the diameter of the right eye and bulges out of the head. Researchers belive that cock-eyed squid uses its larger eye to see ambient sunlight, and its smaller eye to detect bioluminescence from prey animals. Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Tintenfisch (Histioteuthis bonnellii) Der gebräuchliche Name Hahnen-Augen Tintenfisch stammt von den verschieden großen Augen, das rechte Auge ist normal groß; Das linke Auge hat mindestens den doppelten Durchmesser des rechten Auges und wölbt sich aus dem Kopf heraus. Die Forscher glauben, dass die Tintenfische ihr größeres Auge verwenden, um das Umgebungslicht zu sehen, und ihr kleineres Auge, um die Biolumineszenz von Beutetieren zu erkennen. Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000NfNnOuUT1OE/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000NfNnOuUT1OE.jpg)
