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25-SEP-2007

Cochineal Dye

A well developed infestation of cochineal insects (Dactylopus coccus) that we picked off of a cactus. The insects are ususally concealed by a protective cottony mass secreted by the adult females. The bright red body fluids are the source of cochineal dye.

Nikon D2Hs
1/500s f/14.0 at 105.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time25-Sep-2007 09:15:53
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D2Hs
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length105 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/14
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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