Title:
Under a low magnification of 113X, twice that of PHIL 10050, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted some of the exoskeletal morpho
Description:
Under a low magnification of 113X, twice that of PHIL 10050, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted some of the exoskeletal morphologic characteristics displayed on the head region of an unidentified beetle found deceased in the suburbs of Decatur, Georgia. In this particular view, the first two segments of one of this insect's two antennae were visible, for the remaining antennal segments had been broken off. Debris coated the antenna's exterior.Created at the fracture point, was a cup-like cavitation, into which would have fit this organ's most proximal flagellar segment.The antenna is composed of three main regions: scape, pedicle, and flagellum. The scape, which is not visible in this view, attaches the sensory organ to the head region, and the pedicle joins the distal, jointed, multisegmented flagellum to the scape.
Creator:
CDC/ Janice Haney Carr
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Date Added:
November 17, 2012