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
• 13 May 2014, Noon-1:00 p.m., Colin Favret (University of Montreal), High-throughput Scanning for Microscopic Slides

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