Title:
Under a very low magnification of 24X, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted some of the exoskeletal morphologic characteristics
Description:
Under a very low magnification of 24X, 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 insect's left antenna can be seen emanating from the lateral aspect of its head, and looking carefully one can see the proximal 'scape', a single 'pedicle', and the distal, multisegmented 'flagellum'.The scape attaches the sensory organ to the head region, and the pedicle joins the distal, jointed, flagellum to the scape. In many species of beetles, depending upon its morphology, the flagellum is further subdivided into a club, composed of the fused apical 'flagellomeres', and the 'funicle', or 'funniculus', composed of the flagellomeres between the club and the scape.
Creator:
CDC/ Janice Haney Carr
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Date Added:
November 17, 2012