Darkfield MIC-D Digital Image Gallery

Darkfield illumination transforms specimens into bright, highlighted structures superimposed on a very dark or black background. When the MIC-D digital microscope illuminator is positioned at highly oblique angles (over 25 degrees from the optical axis), semi-transparent specimens can be readily observed and captured with the accompanying interface software. This gallery demonstrates the darkfield imaging ability of the microscope on a wide variety of specimens.

  • Acanthocephala (Spiny-Headed Worm)Acanthocephala
  • American BeachgrassAmerican Beachgrass
  • Ants (Formicidae)Ants (Formicidae)
  • AphidsAphids
  • AureliaAurelia
  • Bacterial CapsulesBacterial Capsules
  • Bauxite OreBauxite Ore
  • Butterfly ProboscisButterfly Proboscis
  • Canine HookwormCanine Hookworm
  • Chicken EmbryosChicken Embryos
  • Cnidaria FossilCnidaria Fossil
  • Dandelion FruitDandelion Fruit
  • Dead Leaf Butterfly WingDead Leaf Butterfly
  • Deer Tick (Ixodes dammini) LarvaeDeer Tick Larvae
  • Dogfish Shark Placoid ScalesDogfish Shark Scales
  • Fern SoriFern Sori
  • ForaminiferaForaminifera
  • Frog Striated MuscleFrog Striated Muscle
  • Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)Fruit Fly
  • Fucus Male ConceptacleFucus Conceptacle
  • Goniatitic Cephalopod FossilGoniatitic Cephalopod
  • Grantia SpongeGrantia Sponge
  • Grasshopper Malpighian TubulesGrasshopper
  • Honeybee StingerHoneybee Stinger
  • House Fly (Musca domestica)House Fly
  • Human Flea (Pulex irritans)Human Flea
  • Human Head LouseHuman Head Louse
  • Human Tooth RootHuman Tooth Root
  • Insect SpiraclesInsect Spiracles
  • JuteJute
  • Lamprey Larva (Ammocoetes)Lamprey Larva
  • LeechesLeeches
  • Lycra SpandexLycra Spandex
  • MetridiumMetridium
  • Mixed Green AlgaeMixed Green Algae
  • Mold (Aspergillus) ConidiophoresMold Conidiophores
  • Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) WingMonarch Butterfly
  • Morpho Butterfly WingMorpho Butterfly Wing
  • Mosquito PupaMosquito Pupa
  • Mucor ZygotesMucor Zygotes
  • Parenchyma Abscission LayerParenchyma
  • Pectinatella BryozoansPectinatella Bryozoans
  • Pennaria HydrozoaPennaria Hydrozoa
  • Pig EmbryoPig Embryo
  • Pig Tooth Enamel FormationPig Tooth
  • Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis)Pinworms
  • PlanariaPlanaria
  • Pleistocene Mammal Bone From FloridaPleistocene Bone
  • RadiolariansRadiolarians
  • Sheep Ked FlySheep Ked Fly
  • Shepherd's Purse (Capsella) EmbryosShepherd's Purse
  • Sodium Chloride (Table Salt) GrainsSodium Chloride
  • SpiderSpider
  • Tapeworm ScolexTapeworm Scolex
  • TermiteTermite
  • Trematode Flukes (Echinostoma revolutum)Trematode Flukes
  • Trichuris WhipwormsTrichuris Whipworms
  • Varroa Mite (Varroa jacobsoni)Varroa Mite
  • VolvoxVolvox
  • Zea (Corn) KernelZea (Corn) Kernel
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