Murex pecten, philippines, wd bledsoe, closeup 2016-02-23-11.13 (25198731836)

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The Venus Comb Murex, Murex pecten. From the Philiipines in this case. This is a start of a fun exploration of some of the National Collections at the Smithsonian....Amanda Robinson brought this down for a photograph and Joe Milone did the photoshoping. Stacked this one using a 100mm macro lens.
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Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200
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