Extreme macro from the elytra of Brachycerus ornatus showing aggregated scales, tubercules and so on (weevils, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, collection specimen, Tanzania, 2015). Image ca. 5mm high, based on 288 exposures, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax). Canon 5Dmkii, Canon FD bellows, Rodenstock Apo-Gerogon 240/9, Mitutoyo planapo 5x, ISO-100, 1/160sec, flash diffused with tracing paper.
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