Fluid Preserved Arthropds

This Wiki supports activities of the Fluid-preserved Arthropod and Microscopic Slide Imaging Interest Group.

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Working Group Meetings

Meetings are held online at https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/invertimaging

• 14 January 2014, Noon-1:00 p.m. EST, Robin Delapena & Beka Baquiran, Imaging myriapod genitalia Meeting Recording
• 11 February 2014, Noon-1:00 p.m.Sandy Brantley, Imaging spiders Meeting Recording
  • Mike Medrano’s DIY system for stacking images
• 18 March 2014, Noon-1 p.m., Brian Patrick, Imaging spiders Meeting Recording
• 15 April 2014, Noon-1:00 p.m., Gisela Canales, High speed and high resolution imaging with NanoZoomer Meeting Recording
  • ZIP file containing test images from Gisela Canales (download only)
• 13 May 2014, Noon-1:00 p.m., Colin Favret (University of Montreal), High-throughput Scanning for Microscopic Slides Meeting Recording
  • Chat box notes from meeting
  • OMERO supported file formats
  • Field Museum Leica Suite V 4.2 Imaging Manual by Gracen Brilmyer
• 17 June 2014, Noon-1:00 p.m., Rob Meyer (Meyer Instruments), The Use of Scanners in Insect Photography Meeting Recording
  • ZIP file of sample fly images from Robert Myers (download only)
  • Chat box comments 2014-06-17
• PDF of PowerPoint presentation

Fluid-preserved arthropod imaging and Microscopic Slide Workshopo Ann Arbor, MI, September 16-18, 2013)

• Workshop wiki
• Workshop report

Meeting Notes

• Notes Document

Helpful Links

• Photomacrography forums, for anyone interested in this subject in a general way (contributed by Samuel Perry)

Microscopic Slide Imaging

• Taxonomic value
• Capturing the organism
• Available slide-scanning technology