http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/ A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI Thu, 17 May 2012 13:43:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/comment-page-1/#comment-10547 Tim Eisele Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:21:18 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/#comment-10547 Bernardo: Thank you very much! I can't ask for much better of an identification than that! Bernardo: Thank you very much! I can’t ask for much better of an identification than that!

]]> http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/comment-page-1/#comment-10546 Bernardo Santos Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:18:21 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/#comment-10546 This is Messatoporus discoidalis (Cryptinae). It's a parasitoid of pompilid mud nesting wasps. I revised the genus in my M.Sc., so this is the best id you can get =] This is Messatoporus discoidalis (Cryptinae). It’s a parasitoid of pompilid mud nesting wasps. I revised the genus in my M.Sc., so this is the best id you can get =]

]]> http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Tim Eisele Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:42:47 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/#comment-120 Well, an update: I evidently can't install CombineZM on my home machine without updating Windows Media Player, because it appears to use at least one DLL that is part of Windows Media Player. I can't upgrade *that* until I upgrade my operating system to at least Windows XP SP2, and this amounts to several multimegabyte downloads that I have to do over a not-particularly-fast internet connection that occasionally drops out on long downloads. So, getting CombineZM running will be at least a several-hour project before I can even get it to *start*, let alone learn how to use it. Maybe I'll get around to it someday, but for now, I'll just muck along with ImageJ and its plugins, which only require a more or less current version of Java in order to run. Well, an update: I evidently can’t install CombineZM on my home machine without updating Windows Media Player, because it appears to use at least one DLL that is part of Windows Media Player. I can’t upgrade *that* until I upgrade my operating system to at least Windows XP SP2, and this amounts to several multimegabyte downloads that I have to do over a not-particularly-fast internet connection that occasionally drops out on long downloads. So, getting CombineZM running will be at least a several-hour project before I can even get it to *start*, let alone learn how to use it. Maybe I’ll get around to it someday, but for now, I’ll just muck along with ImageJ and its plugins, which only require a more or less current version of Java in order to run.

]]> http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Tim Eisele Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:44:54 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/#comment-111 Thanks for the pointer. I've installed CombineZM, and at the moment I'm having a bit of trouble running it because there is evidently a problem with WMASF.DLL, but I'll keep trying. The quality of your picture of the dewdrop-coated spiderweb is good enough to suggest that this is worth at least trying. Thanks! Thanks for the pointer. I’ve installed CombineZM, and at the moment I’m having a bit of trouble running it because there is evidently a problem with WMASF.DLL, but I’ll keep trying. The quality of your picture of the dewdrop-coated spiderweb is good enough to suggest that this is worth at least trying. Thanks!

]]> http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Matt Goff Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:12:35 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/03/15/ichneumon-wasp-and-extended-depth-of-field/#comment-110 I've had good luck with CombineZM which is also free. It's mentioned and linked on the page you linked to in your note. I've mostly used it for small lichens, fungi, and bryophytes so far, but I did do a couple of things with a small spider and its web. Take a look at the <a href="http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2008/02/23/23-february-photos-lincoln-street-beach/" rel="nofollow">spiderweb photos on this page</a> to see how CombineZM did with what seems to be a reasonably difficult scene and a completely novice user (I think it was the first or second day I had ever used it). I’ve had good luck with CombineZM which is also free. It’s mentioned and linked on the page you linked to in your note. I’ve mostly used it for small lichens, fungi, and bryophytes so far, but I did do a couple of things with a small spider and its web. Take a look at the spiderweb photos on this page to see how CombineZM did with what seems to be a reasonably difficult scene and a completely novice user (I think it was the first or second day I had ever used it).

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