[ Inclusion Inside Baltic Amber ] Caddis Fly With Colorful Eyes ( Structural Colour )

[vermiculosis]

Dear Friends,

This time i'd like to show nice Caddis Fly ( Trichoptera ) with amazing colorful eyes.
This colour is not seen by eye in normal day light - only gymnasty with illuminator lights under binocular can show it. Its called "structural colour".
Definition is here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_coloration
 

Its definitely not common in Baltic ambers. Usually Caddis Flies got colorful eyes ( Blue, Green, Lilac ), sometimes Brachycera Flies and i had few times partially colorful spiders.
Its nice that we can see colours after 40 million years

Enjoy,

Artur

[vermiculosis]

[FossilDAWG]

The fossil is spectacular, but your photography is magical!

 

   

Don

[Walt]

2 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said:

The fossil is spectacular, but your photography is magical!

 

   

Don

HEAR HEAR!  I second that!

[GeschWhat]

Stunning! 

[snolly50]

Wonderful photography, it certainly serves to make the specimen accessible.

[ynot]

 

Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures of an unusual fossil.

[vermiculosis]

Thank you very much for all nice comments

[siteseer]

What incredible photography (and the work afterward)!  One of my friends is a biologist who works in county mosquito vector control.  He collects fossil insects/spiders too, especially amber inclusions.  I'm forwarding this thread to him.

 

Great work!

 

Jess

[Coco]

Incredible pics ! Congrats !

 

Coco