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[-] HexaSnoot@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

What exactly is a TEM?

Edit: A microscope that kills bugs by taking the coolest images of them. No judgement, even if I wouldn't do it myself, I'm very glad other people do it for everyone else to see. Speaking of, if you get it I hope you upload some images! Lots of insects have a surprising amount of details up close, like their true number of eyes.

I feel this process could give an already-dead bug dignity. I try to rescue bees sometimes, but some of them are expired already when I try to help them. I really like bees so I wish I had a way to preserve their image, and return them to nature.

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Nah I'm not going to get that lol it takes up a whole room

People do bug pics but you can take pictures of materials as well

[-] janus2@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

i used to look at the outsides of single-celled organisms with 'em, it's pretty neat

electron microscopes truly are the most "you change the result by looking at it" instrument though. I burned many a hole in precious one-of-a-kind samples by looking at them too hard 😭

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