Cactus sex. Up close and personal.

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Cactus sex. Up close and personal.

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Shame the pictures NEVER turn out as good as you can see it in person, but still ok. Anyway, here they are under 40x with the scope....not sure how zoomed in I was with the cam, i was more worried about focusing.

PS. under the microscope there is VERY little depth in focus, as these were not pressed down....so its impossible to have a fully focused shot without hours of photoshoping many pics (not my thing)

enjoy :)

Ariocarpus retusus
Tip of one stigma lobe
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cross section of the stigma where it branches
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stigma with pollen on it.
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all past the stigma, down the style into the ovary and here we go
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the boys, filaments and anthers and a mess of pollen.
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bottom lit of the anther
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Turbinicarpus sp (see ID forum for pics of the plant i am thinking its Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus, not sure though)

More ovules
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just one
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filaments, anthers and pollen.
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anther when the pollen shakes off, looks a little smaller.
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Woohoo! That's fun!
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AMAZING PICS! :shock: Very cool! 8)
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VERY INFORMATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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AWESOME MAN! 8)
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time for a new Alien movie? 8)


very nicely photographed!
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Wow! Those are great images.
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Hey that is far out man! Thanks for sharing. Those are some very fascinating images!
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ya, i am amazed at how different plants look like under the lens....some rather bizarre things....makes them even more addicting. i am trying to get some good epidermis shots, but i am having technical difficulties working the dye.
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Ooh lala... Very cool, :) thanks for posting those loph!
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Wow, very cool! 8)
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Cactus porn? :lol: Incredible pics. All my appreciation is yours :wink:
Still hunting for L. tridentata seeds...
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