Title:
Under a magnification of 111X, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted some of the exoskeletal morphologic characteristics displaye
Description:
Under a magnification of 111X, 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 distal segments of the insect's left antenna were highlighted. The antennae are composed of a 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', which is what is displayed here, 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:
December 3, 2012